Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42–43; Acts 2:34–35; Heb. 1:13; 5:6; 7:17; 10:13), it is assumed by many to be a purely prophetic or messianic psalm. This traditional view, however, is arrived at by two methodologically diverse approaches. One method used by MacKay to determine the character of the psalms is to ask of them, Do they in the first place rank as historical or as prophetical writings?36 In an a priori fashion MacKay says a psalm is either historical or prophetic. If Christ quoted it, then it is prophetic.