Psalm 2:8-12 WEB

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:11

Serve the Lord with fear - With reverence, and with deep apprehensions of the consequences of not serving and obeying him. That is, serve him in not opposing, but in promoting his purpose of establishing a kingdom under the Messiah, with the deep apprehension that if you do not do it, he will arise and crush you in his wrath.And rejoice - Prof. Alexander renders this “shout,” and supposes that it refers to the customary recognition of a present sovereign. The word used - גיל gı̂yl - means... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:12

Kiss the Son - Him whom God hath declared to be his Son Psalms 2:7, and whom, as such, he has resolved to set as King on his holy hill Psalms 2:6. The word “kiss” here is used in accordance with Oriental usages, for it was in this way that respect was indicated for one of superior rank. This was the ancient mode of doing homage or allegiance to a king, 1 Samuel 10:1. It was also the mode of rendering homage to an idol, 1 Kings 19:18; Hosea 13:2; Job 31:27. The mode of rendering homage to a king... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:8

Psalms 2:8. Ask of me Claim or demand it of me as thy right by my promise, and thy birth and purchase; the heathen for thine inheritance To be possessed and enjoyed by thee in the manner of an inheritance, namely, surely and perpetually. Thus “Christ was to enter upon the exercise of the intercessorial branch of his priestly office, with a request to the Father that the heathen world, &c., might be given for his inheritance, in return for the labours he had undergone, and the pains he... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:9

Psalms 2:9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron Those people that will not quietly submit to thee shall be crushed and destroyed by thy mighty power, which they shall never be able to resist. This was in part fulfilled when the Jews, who persisted in unbelief, were destroyed by the Roman power: and in the destruction of the pagan power when the Christian religion came to be established. But it will not be completely fulfilled till all opposing power and principality be put down. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:10

Psalms 2:10 . Be wise now therefore Understand your true interest while you have time and space for repentance and submission; O ye kings You and your people. Be instructed, ye judges Or rulers, you and those that are ruled by you. But he speaks of and to kings and rulers only, 1st, Because they most need the admonition, as presuming upon their own power and greatness; and thinking it below them to submit to him: 2d, Because their authority and example would have great influence on... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:11

Psalms 2:11. Serve the Lord with fear That is, with reverence and an awful sense of his great and glorious majesty, rendering you careful and diligent to please him, and afraid to offend him. And rejoice Do not esteem his yoke your dishonour and grievance, but know that it is a greater glory and happiness to be the subjects of this King than to be the emperors of the greatest empire; and accordingly rejoice in it, and bless God for this inestimable grace and benefit; with trembling This... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:12

Psalms 2:12. Kiss the Son The Son of God, in token of your subjection and adoration; of which this was a sign among the eastern nations; lest ye perish from the way Be taken out of the way by death or destruction. Or, perish out of the way by losing the right way, by taking wrong and evil courses, the end of which will be your certain and utter ruin. Or, in the way, that is, your wicked way or course; in the midst of your plots and rebellions against him: and so you will die in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 2:1-12

Psalms 2:0 God’s rulerThere is no title to this psalm, though Acts 4:25 indicates that the writer was David. The psalm was probably written to celebrate some great national occasion such as the coronation of a king. It was a reminder to the king, the people and the enemy nations that the Israelite king was, in a sense, God’s son, the one through whom God exercised his rule (2 Samuel 7:11-16; cf. Exodus 4:22). Through him God would overpower all opposition and establish his rule on the earth.In... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 2:8

Ask of me. Referring not to this present dispensation of grace, but to coming dispensation of judgment. I shall give, &c. Quoted in Revelation 2:27 ; Revelation 12:5 ; Revelation 19:15 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 2:9

break them = rule, or govern them. So Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. rod = sceptre. iron. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for unbending authority. read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 2:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 2:8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 2:9

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