Thematic Bible
Psalm 2:1 (show verse)
And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?
Psalm 2:2 (show verse)
The kings of the earth take their stand;
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,
Psalm 2:3 (show verse)
“Let us break apart their [divine] bands [of restraint]
And cast away their cords [of control] from us.”
Psalm 2:4 (show verse)
He who sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs [at their rebellion];
The [Sovereign]
Psalm 2:5 (show verse)
Then He will speak to them in His [profound] anger
And terrify them with His displeasure, saying,
Psalm 2:6 (show verse)
“Yet as for Me, I have anointed and firmly installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”
Psalm 2:7 (show verse)
“I will declare the decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are My Son;
This day [I proclaim] I have begotten You.
Psalm 2:8 (show verse)
‘Ask of Me, and I will assuredly give [You] the nations as Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth as Your possession.
Psalm 2:9 (show verse)
‘You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.’”
Psalm 2:10 (show verse)
Now therefore, O kings, act wisely;
Be instructed and take warning, O leaders (judges, rulers) of the earth.
Psalm 2:11 (show verse)
Worship the Lord and serve Him with reverence [with awe-inspired fear and submissive wonder];
Rejoice [yet do so] with trembling.
Psalm 2:12 (show verse)
Kiss (pay respect to) the
For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame.
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!