In Acts 2:34-36, Peter quotes Ps 110:1 to establish Jesus’ status as lord. Many take this to mean that Peter is attempting to establish Jesus' deity and they point to Ps 110:1 as proof.
Psalms 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
In this passage Yahweh (3068) said to Adoni (113) "Sit thou at my right hand..."
This passage is obviously messianic and Adown, the second "Lord," speaks of Jesus. Those who say that Peter is establishing Jesus' deity, say that because the Hebrew word Adown (113) is used, it means deity. What these folks fail to take into account is that Adown (113) is a common word for lord and had David (The author of Ps 110.) expected the Messiah to be God, he would have used the closely related word Adonay (136) which speaks almost exclusively of deity. A word study of Adown (113) and Adonay (136) will support this.
Considering the above, one cannot use these passages to establish the deity of Jesus.
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