Psalm 2. Messiah Will Take Control over the Nations of the Earth

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1 Psalm 2 Psalm 2:1 9 Mssiah Will Tak Control ovr th Nations of th Earth Outlin of Chaptr 2: vv. 1 3 Th Kings of th Earth Tak a Stand Against God and His Anointd vv. 4 6 God Taks a Stand Against th Kings of th Earth vv. 7 9 God Dcrs that His Son will b King Ovr th Earth vv God Rcommnds that th Kings of th Earth Rspct His Son Charts, Short Doctrins and Maps: Inscription Psalms Classifid by Author Inscription Th Psalms Attributd to David in th Nw Tstamnt v. 2 Mssiah in th Hbrw and Grk v. 2 Th Application/Fulfillm nts of Psalm 2:2 v. 3 Govrnmntal Attacks Upon th Four Divin Institutions v. 3 Attacks Mad Against Marriag and Family (quotd from J. Vrnon McG) v. 3 Attacks Mad Against th Tn Commandmnts (quotd from J. Vrnon McG) v. 3 Barns Summary of Psalm 2:1 3 v. 6 Th Paralllisms of th First Two Stanzas of Psalm 2 v. 7 Th Qal of th Vrb Yâlad v. 7 Matthw Hnry s Commntary on Psalm 2:7 and God s Dcr v. 8 Barns Thr Points About th Inhritanc Promisd to God th Son v. 10 Psalm 82:1 8 (A Psalm of Asaph) v. 12 What Psalm 2:10 12 Exhorts Us to Do (M atth w H nry) v. 12 Th Structur of Psalm 2 v. 12 Scofild s Summary of Psalm 2 v. 12 J. Vrnon McG at a Concrt Doctrins Covrd Doctrins Alludd To Zion Introduction: Psalm 2 is on of th grat psalms, quotd svral tims in th Nw Tstamnt. David is calld a propht in Matt. 27:35, and th ida of a propht is not ncssarily on who fortlls th futur, but on who spaks on bhalf of God to man. This David did, as h wrot about half of th psalms and crtainly had som part in th writing of th book of Samul, vn if it was only basd upon his prsonal chronicls. W don t know for crtain that David wrot this psalm. H appars to b crditd with this psalm in Acts 4:25, whr th first vrs is attributd to David. David is th author of most of th psalms. In fact, bfor I mak any points, mayb w should quickly tak a look at who wrot which psalms: It is possibl that th ky to placing th psalms is thir titl. Boldd psalm indicats bginning of a nw book.

2 Psalm 2 2 Psalms Classifid by Author No titl and thrfor, no author is namd. David 1, 2, 10, 33, 43, 71, 91, 93 97, 99, 104, 105, 106, 107, , 119, 135, 136, 137, , 11 32, 34 41, 51, 52 65, 68 70, 86, 101, 103, , 122, 124, 131, 133, Th Sons of Korah 42, 44 49, 84, 85, 87, 88. Asaph 50, Solomon 72, 127 Ethan th Ezrahit (s 88) 89 Moss 90 No author; a Song, a Psalm for th choir dirctor No author 66, 67 (with stringd instrumnts). 92 (a Psalm, a song for th Sabbath day), 98 (a psalm), 100 (a psalm of thanksgiving), 102 (a prayr of th afflictd, whn h is faint and pours out his complaint bfor Jhovah). No author; a song of ascnts 120, 121, 123, 125, 126, , 132, 134. As is quit vidnt, David wrot th bulk of th psalms, and thrfor may b calld th author of a psalm now and again that h did not writ himslf. Howvr, just bcaus th titl is missing, dos not man that David did not writ th psalm. If I was a btting man, I would bt that David wrot this. Thrfor, I am going to procd as if David is th author of Psalm 2. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx Altogthr, th Nw Tstamnt attributs fiv or six psalms to David, four of which bar his nam in th Old Tstamnt. Th xplanation which is traditionally givn is, prhaps David did not writ this psalm or that; howvr, h is crditd with th psalm as th author of most of th psalms. Thrfor, w nd to xamin this furthr. How xactly is David spokn of in th Nw Tstamnt with rspct to ths psalms? Th Psalms Attributd to David in th Nw Tstamnt Psalm NT Citation OT Confirmation Incidnt/Commnts Psalm 2 Acts 4:25 26 no Psalm 16 Acts 2:25 28 ys This is th most difficult of th passags to dal with and w ar bginning with it. Ptr and John ar filld with th Holy Spirit and spaking, and th way thy attribut this psalm to David is almost unmistakabl. That is, it rads, by th mouth of Your srvant David. This sounds mor lik ral authorship than simply naming David as a gnral author of th psalms. Hr, w hav For David says attachd to a psalm which is attributd to David in th OT.

3 3 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Th Psalms Attributd to David in th Nw Tstamnt Psalm NT Citation OT Confirmation Incidnt/Commnts Psalm 32 Rom. 4:6 8 ys Similar to abov, this rads Just as David also says; and it maks rfrnc to a psalm writtn by David. Psalm 69 Acts 1:16, 20a Rom. 11:9 10 ys Th first citation in Acts 1:16, 20a is a misapplication by Ptr. David s words hav no application to th choic of a rplacmnt Apostl. Howvr, this clarly and corrctly calls David th author of this psalm. Paul corrctly attributs Psalm 69 to David, using th phras And David says. This is not th sam passag quotd by Ptr abov. Psalm 95 Hb. 4:7 11 no Psalm 109 Acts 1:16, 20b ys In th Hbrw, this rads in [or, by mans of] David. Thrfor, w ar not ncssarily daling with a psalm writtn by David, but a rfrnc to David as th gnral author of th psalms, and not ncssarily as th author of that psalm. Again, Ptr corrctly nams David as th author of a citd passag, and misapplis th passag. Th Apostls had not rcivd God th Holy Spirit, and thrfor wr kind of mssd up for awhil. Psalm 110 Matt. 22:43 45 Mark 12:35 37 Luk 20:41 44 Acts 2:34 35 ys Psalm 110 is on of th grat psalms of Scriptur, proprly attributd to David by our Lord. Thr ar many parallls btwn Psalms 2 and 110, which will b xplord as w xgt Psalm 2. Whn Ptr quots this psalm, his point is, David did not writ Psalm 110 about himslf. This psalm is about Jsus Christ. David could b namd as th gnral author of th psalms for Psalms 2, 95. For instanc, I cit Douglas as th author of Th Nw Bibl Dictionary, vn though h is th ditor. Howvr, that dos not sm to b th ida bhind its NT citation. F irst of all, ths passags ar diffrnt. In Psalm 95, David is namd as on would nam an ditor or a major contributor of a work (in David). Howvr, for Psalm 2, it is much strongr. David is not simply rfrrd to, but what is quotd is from th mouth of David. Now, you may wondr if thr is a point to all of this; you may think that I hav blabord this point. God th Holy Spirit intntionally had David lav his nam off of this psalm, vn though h wrot it. Th rason was to clarly point us in th dirction of Jsus Christ, rathr than to point us in th dirction of David. Th ida is, David sat down and prhaps was vn thinking of himslf as h bgan to compos this psalm. Howvr, what is hr in Psalm 2 transcnds David and his (comparativly) puny rign. God th Holy Spirit kpt David s nam off th psalm so that w would focus on Jsus Christ instad. Placing this psalm into som particular portion of David s lif is vry difficult to do. Howvr, givn all of th hathn nations which David had to war against, it sms so rasonabl that David would bgin writing this psalm thinking about all of th battls which h has fought against thm. At last, this is how th psalm bgins, but it quickly dals with hathnism in gnral.

4 Psalm 2 4 W hav svral of David s psalms that appar to b timlss. On could barly find a paralll hr or thr btwn David s lif and th things mntiond in this psalm. This psalm dos sm to hav a lot in common with Psalm 110; anothr difficult psalm to plac. That this psalm spaks of God s Appointd On to com and rul ovr th arth is vidnt. That David bgan to writ this psalm about himslf as th anointd on is a rasonabl thory; howvr, h clarly dparts from this by v. 7, whn Jhovah spaks of baring His Son, th King ovr all th arth. Whthr or not David actually wrot this psalm is not that important. Howvr, I hav givn this topic a grat dal of attntion bcaus som may misintrprt John and Ptr s quotation of it in Acts 4. Th topic of God s Son bing mad King ovr th arth is not a topic which can natly b placd during this tim or that tim in David s lif. In fact, it is so rmovd from David s lif as to nd no historical contxt. My thinking is, David did not includ any mntion of himslf so that w would not think that h was spaking of himslf in this psalm. That approach actually limits th way that w can intrprt this psalm that is, w cannot say that David is spaking of himslf and how h is God s anointd who will occupy th thron and rul ovr all of th world. If David was thinking of himslf at all, h apparntly put thos thoughts asid as h wrot this psalm. This is clarly a psalm which can only barly b applid to David and his lif; and is unqustionably mssianic. Th inspiration of Scriptur is crtainly applicabl to th titls and inscriptions of th psalms. Sinc w hav intrmingld th psalms with th book of Samul, I think David s spiritual growth bcam much mor vidnt. Whras, bfor, it appard as though h was almost a diffrnt man from chaptr to chaptr, whn th psalms ar thrown in, th changs mak mor sns. Howvr, hr, th intntion of God th Holy Spirit is to lift this psalm abov th othrs, to rmov it from David s circumstancs, and prsnt it as clarly Mssianic. Whn David is rmovd from considration, thn this psalm stands on its own. As I xgt this psalm, I will mak mntion of David, assuming his authorship, and his plac in th psalm; but this psalm is first and formost about th Son of God. This psalm braks down vry natly into four stanzas of thr vrss ach. In th first, w hav th rulrs of th world rblling against God, and against th boundaris which H st. In th scond stanza, a clos paralll to th first, w s things from God s prspctiv. Although th nations may rag against Him, God is in control. H has st His Son ovr thm in Zion (v. 6). In th third stanza, God concntrats on His Son, giving us mor information about Him. In th final stanza, th rulrs of th arth ar urgd to worship th Son, or to fac His wrath in th altrnativ. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart Indx Th Kings of th Earth Tak a Stand Against God and His Anointd Why rag nations and Gntils muttr vanity? Psalm 2:1 Why do th Gntils [or, nations] rag and [why do] th popl [or, hathn] clbrat mptinss? Why do th nations rag and why do th Gntils clbrat mptinss? Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Dad Sa Scrolls. Th Pshitta Why do th Gntils rag and th popls imagin vain things? Th Sptuagint Why did th hathn rag and th nations imagin vain things? Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass:

5 5 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) CEV NJB NLT REB Why do th nations plot, and why do thir popl mak uslss plans? Why this uproar among th nations, this impotnt muttring of th popls? Why do th nations rag? Why do th popl wast thir tim with futil plans? Why ar th nations in turmoil? Why do th popls hatch thir futil plots? Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) Why do th nations gathr togthr? Why do thir popl dvis uslss plots? Why do nations assmbl, and popls plot [or rcits ; lit. uttrs ] vain things;... Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: Th Amplifid Bibl McG MKJV Own's Translation Young's Updatd LT Why do th nations assmbl with commotion [uproar and confusion of voics], and why do th popl imagin (mditat upon and dvis) an mpty schm? Why do th hathn (Gntils) rag and th popl (Jws) imagin a vain thing? Why do th nations rag, and th popls mditat on a vain thing? Why do nations conspir and th popls plot in vain? Why hav nations tumultuously assmbld? And do popls mditat vanity? What is th gist of this vrs? David asks why ar th Gntil nations in an uproar and why do th Gntil and Jwish popls act with such futility. What follows is a qustion which dos not rquir an answr, also known as rotsis. Th writr will not pos a qustion and thn answr it latr in th psalm. It is a rhtorical qustion which xprsss th indignation of God. Psalm 2:1a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs mâh (ä îè ) [pronouncd maw] what, how, why intrrogativ; xclamatory particl Strong s #4100 BDB #552 râgash ( â - øè ) [pronouncd raw-gash] to rag, to b in tumult, to b in commotion; to assmbl, to gathr [in commotion] rd 3 prson plural, Qal prfct Strong s #7283 BDB #921 gôwyîm (íéò ) [pronouncd goh-yeem] Gntils, [Gntil] nation, popl, popls, nations masculin plural noun Strong s #1471 BDB #156 Translation: Why do th Gntils [or, nations] rag... Th word usd hr for nations is gôwyîm, or, mor popularly, Goyim, which is gnrally applid to th Gntils, or th nations of th arth; oftn thir unblif and vn opposition to Jsus Christ is mphasizd. Howvr, this trm can also b applid to Jwish unblivrs as wll. Th quivalnt trm in th Nw Tstamnt Grk is thnos (s Matt. 4:15 6:32 10:5 10:18 12:21). Man s natural stat is to b in opposition to God. Howvr, thr ar tims whn that natural stat gts workd up into a frnzy. st W s that whn Jsus cam to this arth in His 1 advnt. Th nation Isral and th Romans ragd against Him. Th word for rag is found only hr in th Hbrw, but it is found svral tims in th Aramaic in Danil 6:7, 11, 15, whr it mans to assmbl; to assmbl in a commotion. Th ida is, whn thr ar larg groups of popl nd gathrd, thr is a grat dal of commotion. This indicats a bttr fulfillmnt at our Lord s 2 advnt. Whn

6 Psalm 2 6 Jsus rturns; th nations will b raging again. W will find svral nations convrging on th middl ast at that tim, all convrging thr to war and to dstroy Isral. Barns tlls us: Th psalmist hr ss th nations in violnt agitation or commotion, as if undr high xcitmnt, ngagd in accomplishing som purpos - rushing on to scur somthing, or to prvnt somthing. Th imag of a mob, or of a tumultuous unrgulatd assmblag, would probably convy th ida of th psalmist. Th word itslf dos not nabl us to dtrmin how xtnsiv this agitation would b, but it is vidntly implid that it would b a somwhat gnral movmnt; a movmnt in which mor than on nation or popl would participat. Th mattr in hand was somthing that affctd th nations 1 gnrally, and which would produc violnt agitation among thm.. I hav mntiond that on rason for attributing this psalm to David is th similarity in vocabulary to anothr psalm which h wrot. Howvr, w find similar passags in othr psalmist s works,.g., Th nations ragd, th kingdoms wr shakn; H uttrd His voic, th arth mltd (Psalm 46:6; Asaph wrot that psalm). Thrfor, a similarity btwn vocabulary is not nough to dtrmin authorship. Psalm 2:1b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and, vn, thn; namly simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 ûmmîym (íé.l àë ì) popls; vulgar or common [pronouncd l -oom- popls; hathn; Gntils; MEEM] Gntil popls masculin plural noun Strong s #3816 BDB #522 hâgâh (ä âè äè ) [pronouncd haw-gaw] to murmur, to muttr, to growl; to uttr, to spak; to sing, to clbrat, to mditat [to spak to yourslf in a low voic], to mus rd 3 prson masculin plural, Qal imprfct Strong s #1897 BDB #211 rîyq ( é ø. ) [pronouncd rk] mptinss, somthing vain, vanity masculin singular noun Strong s #7385 BDB #938 Th idntically splld advrb mans in vain, fruitlssly. Translation:...and [why do] th popls [or, hathn] clbrat mptinss? Evn though ths two words (Goyim 2 and l ûmmîym) ar gnrally usd of Gntils as opposd to Jws, this rfrs to unbliving Jws as wll. In fact, J. Vrnon McG rndrs this Why do th hathn (Gntils) rag and th popl (Jws) imagin a vain thing? st During th tim of our Lord s 1 a d v n t, thy will clbrat thir dstruction of Jsus, which is an mpty victory. nd During th 2 advnt, it appars as though thy will b clbrating as wll. Howvr, all of thir plans and all of th things which thy hav don ar futil. Thy can xpct all of ths things to com to naught bfor th Rulr of th Univrs. Barns givs his xplanation of ths mn clbrating vanity: That is, [thy clbrat that] which will prov to b a vain thing, or a thing which thy cannot accomplish. It cannot man that thy wr ngagd in 1 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:1. 2 Gill applis this almost xclusivly to Jwish unblivrs (Dr. John Gill, John Gill s Exposition of th Entir Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:1); howvr, this rfrs to unbliving Jws and Gntils alik.

7 7 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) forming plans which thy supposd would b vain - for no prsons would form such plans; but that thy 3 wr ngagd in dsigns which th rsult would show to b unsuccssful. Prhaps, a study of national holidays would giv us xampls as to how nations clbrat mpty, maninglss, vain things. Whras, thr ar two holidays which clbrat Jsus Christ in much of th wstrn wo r ld, th r ar many holidays found in all nations which clbrat that which is mpty and maninglss, at last by comparison. Furthrmor, vn Eastr and Christmas ar both half pagan holidays anyway. Now, this is not th main thrust of this vrs it is not spaking of th mpty holidays which national govrnmnts clbrat. Howvr, this could b an offshoot application of this vrs. Th gratst vnt of all history, that which has turnd th world upsid down, is th lif, th crucifixion and rsurrction of Jsus Christ. Our Lord s tim on this arth in His public ministry was actually quit short and vry localizd. From a human prspctiv, th ida that a man could, in thr yars, in such a localizd rgion, caus such an uproar, is impossibl from a human prspctiv. Buddha roamd ovr northrn India for 45 yars taching and gathring convrts. Mohammd s taching may hav lastd anywhr from yars. Howvr, h ntrd into Mcca not just as a rligious ladr, but as a political ladr as wll (h was govrnor of Mcca). Thn Islam sprad bcaus of military conqusts ovr th 20 yars which followd his dath military conqusts 4 which took in Syria, Iraq, Palstin, Egypt and th Prsian Empir. Howvr, our Lord s purpos was not to tach popl how to b bttr, but H had com to di for our sins. This did not rquir a lngthy ministry on arth. H had to rval Who H was. This had to b clarly taught. H had to offr Himslf to th Jws as thir Savior and Mssiah. H had to offrs proofs that H was th long-awaitd Mssiah. All of this took 3, mayb 3½, yars. Onc this was clarly stablishd, to whr th historicity could not b doubtd by any objctiv critic (libral critics and unblivrs ar much lss objctiv than thy would hav you bliv); our Lord wnt to th cross, th primary rason for Him taking up rsidnc in a human body (prhaps I should say, th primary rason for His incarnation; H did not inhabit a body as a dmon would). It is suggstd that thr may b an historical prcdnt for David writing this psalm. Whn h was st as rulr ovr Isral, thr was a ngativ rspons. 2Sam. 5:17: And th Philistins hard that thy had anointd David king ovr Isral. And all th Philistins cam up to sk David. And David hard, and wnt down to th stronghold (s also 1Chron. 14:8). Howvr, as prviously discussd, vn if David wr th author, his xprincs which may hav triggrd this psalm originally ar not rally rlvant. Only in th most gnral trms, can this psalm b applid to David. This and th nxt vrs ar quotd in th book of Acts; w will dal with this at th nd of th nxt vrs. Tak a stand kings of arth and princs ar stablishd togthr against Y howah and against His Anointd. Psalm 2:2 Th kings of th arth tak a stand and rulrs tak counsl togthr against Y howah and His Anointd On. Th kings of th arth tak thir stand and th rulrs of th arth tak counsl togthr against Jhovah and His Anointd On. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Th kings of th arth and th rulrs hav conspird and hav takn counsl togthr against th LORD and against His anointd, saying,... 3 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:1. 4 This is comparabl to th crus ads, which did not sprad Christianity, but Catholicism, which is th largst sct which som accurat and som inaccurat doctrins.

8 Psalm 2 8 Th Sptuagint Th kings of th arth stood up and th rulrs gathrd thmslvs togthr, against th Lord, and against His Christ,... Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV NLT Th kings of this arth hav all joind togthr to turn against th LORD and his chosn on. Th kings of th arth prpar for battl, th rulrs plot togthr against th LORD and against his anointd on. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) Kings tak thir stands. Rulrs mak plans togthr against th LORD and against his Mssiah by saying,......kings of th arth tak thir stand, and rgnts intrigu togthr against th LORD and against His anointd? Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: Th Amplifid Bibl Updatd Emphasizd Bibl MKJV Young's Updatd LT Th kings of th arth tak thir placs th rulrs tak counsl togthr against th Lord and His Anointd On th Mssiah, th Christ. Thy say... Th kings of arth tak thir station, 5 And 5grav mn5 hav mt by appointmnt togthr, Against Yahwh And against his Anointd On [saying]:... Th kings of th arth st thmslvs, and th rulrs plot togthr, against Jhovah and against His anointd, saying,... Station thmslvs do kings of th arth, And princs hav bn unitd togthr, Against Jhovah, and against His Mssiah:... What is th gist of this vrs? Th rulrs of this arth stand unitd in opposition to God th Fathr and His Anointd On, God th Son. Psalm 2:2a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs yâtsab (áç Èö é) [pronouncd V yaw-tsahb ] to st onslf [in a plac], to tak a stand rd 3 prson masculin plural, Hithpal imprfct Strong s #3320 BDB #426 mlk ( ì î ) [pronouncd MEH-lk] king, rulr, princ masculin plural construct Strong s #4428 BDB #572 rts (õ ø à ) [pronouncd EH-rts] arth (all or a portion throf), land fminin singular noun Strong's #776 BDB #75 5 Rothrham cits th Aramaic and Sptuagint for th rndring of th word appointmnt; howvr, that dos not sm to squar with my English vrsions (howvr, thy ar translations into English, so I don t know how many librtis thy took in translating ths into English.

9 9 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Translation: Th kings of th arth tak a stand... Hr, th kings of th arth ris up and thy taks a stand. In th nxt portion of this vrs, w find what it is that thy ris up and tak a stand against. McG picturs this as an organizd protst; a larg coalition of world ladrs gathring togthr to tak a stand 6 against Jsus Christ. Mor prcisly, against God and His Son Jsus Christ. Psalm 2:2b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 râzan (ï æ øè ) [pronouncd - raw-zahn] to b wighty, to b judicious, to b commanding; princ, rulr [as a participl] masculin plural, Qal activ participl Strong's #7336 BDB #931 This word is only found as a participl. yâçar (øç Èñ é) [pronouncd yaw-sahr] to b stablishd, to b foundd; to b appointd, to b ordaind; to support onslf, to lan or rst on on s arm; to sit togthr in council, to tak counsl togthr rd 3 prson plural, Niphal prfct Strong s #3245 BDB #413 yachad (ãç Çç é) [pronouncd YAHkhahd ] togthr, alik, all togthr advrb Strong s #3162 BDB #403 al (ì òç ) [pronouncd ìahl ] upon, byond, on, against, abov, ovr, by, bsid prposition of proximity Strong s #5921 BDB #752 YHWH (äåäé) [pronunciation is possibly yhoh-wah] translitratd variously as Jhovah, Yahwh, Y howah propr noun Strong s #3068 BDB #217 w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and, vn, thn; namly simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 al (ì òç ) [pronouncd ìahl ] upon, byond, on, against, abov, ovr, by, bsid prposition of proximity Strong s #5921 BDB #752 mâshîyach ( ç é. îè ) - [pronouncd maw-- SHEE-ahkh] anointd, anointd on, Mssiah masculin singular noun rd with th 3 prson masculin singular suffix Strong s #4899 BDB #603 Translation:...and rulrs tak counsl togthr against Y howah and His Anointd On. W hav a paralll thought in th scond half of this vrs, but with additional information givn us. Th rulrs of th arth tak counsl togthr and form a unitd front against Jhovah and against His Anointd on. Barns discusss th us of Mssiah or anointd on hr: our word Mssiah, or Christ. Th word mans Anointd, and th allusion is to th custom of anointing kings and prists with holy oil whn stting thm apart to offic, or conscrating thm to thir work. Compar Matt. 1:1 Danil 9:26...Th 6 J. Vrnon McG, Psalms Volum 1; Thru th Bibl Books, h1977, p. 23.

10 Psalm 2 10 word Mssiah, or Anointd, is thrfor of so gnral a charactr in its signification that its mr us would not dtrmin to whom it was to b applid - whthr to a king, to a prist, or to th Mssiah proprly so calld. Th rfrnc is to b dtrmind by somthing in th connction. All that th word hr ncssarily implis is, that thr was som on whom Yahwh rgardd as his Anointd on, 7 whthr king or prist, against whom th rulrs of th arth had arrayd thmslvs. So that you know whr ths words cam from... Mssiah in th Hbrw and Grk Hbrw/Grk Maning English Translitration Numbrs Mâshîyach ( ç é. îè ) - [pronouncd maw- SHEE-ahkh] anointd, anointd on, mssiah Mssiah Strong s #4899 BDB #603 Christos ( ñéóôüò) [pronouncd krs- TOSS] anointd, anointd on, Mssiah, Christ Christ Strong s #5547 Although w typically call Jsus, Jsus Christ, as though a first and last nam; w ar actually saying Jsus [th] Anointd On or Jsus [th] Mssiah. This is why som modrn Jws, whn rfrring to Jsus, call Him Jsus only. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx For David, prhaps this originally rfrrd to God and himslf David is th anointd on to th thron (compar Psalm 89:20, whr David is th anointd on). This undrstanding would plac this psalm as bing writtn bfor David bcam king. Howvr, vn if this wr David s initial intntion upon sitting d o wn to wr it this psalm, somthing ls ntirly diffrnt rsultd. Evn assuming David s authorship and this topic, David vrd far from that starting point. This psalm clarly spaks of God th Fathr and God th Son. st To plac this in tim, this applis, to som xtnt, to th 1 advnt of our Lord. Jsus is known as th Anointd On in Isa. 61:1 Luk 4:18 John 1:41 Acts 10:38 Hb. 1:8 9. Th nation of Rom Hrod and Pilat in particular and th nation of Isral, for all intnts and purposs, plottd against Him vn though on would not nd s thir actions as th rsult of an allianc, pr s. Howvr, this vrs mor appropriatly rfrs th 2 advnt of our Lord, whn His ft shall stand on th Mount of Olivs and th nations of th arth will b convrging on th nation Isral. Mor gnrally, this rfrs to th nations of th arth and thir gnral attitud toward God and His Anointd On. At this prsnt tim, for instanc, w can s our own Unitd Stats, stablishd and foundd by blivrs, moving furthr and furthr away from Jsus Christ. Sparation btwn church and stat has bcom distortd to th point whr any mntion of God is takn as th ndorsmnt of som spcific rligion; vn though our scond amndmnt is quit clar in its prohibition: th stat will not stablish a church. I.., th Unitd Stats would not hav th wstrn quivalnt of th Catholic Church or th Church of England, both grat proscutors of blivrs. Th scond amndmnt was nvr writtn with th intnt to rmov all mntion of God from any stat supportd ntity. As mntiond, ths first two vrss ar quotd in th Nw Tstamnt. Th circumstancs wr as follows: Ptr and John wr spaking to a crowd of popl and thy wr sizd by th prists and th ldrs, bcaus thy wr taching Christ s rsurrction. Howvr, in listning to Ptr and John, som of th rligious typs wr 7 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:2.

11 11 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) swayd to som dgr, amazd that ths wr unducatd fishrmn who spok with such grat conviction and knowldg; and thy could not dny th miracls thy had don (on spcifically is alludd to). Whn rligious body dcids to lt Ptr and John go, thy admonish thm not to spak of Jsus. Howvr, Ptr and John mak two points: whn it coms to doing th will of God, thn that suprcds th ordinancs of any civil body and thr is no way that thy would cas spaking about what thy actually saw and hard. Whn rgathrd with fllow blivrs, thy quot Acts 4:24 30: And having hard, thy liftd up thir voic to God with on accord and said, Lord, You ar th God who mad th havn and arth, and th sa, and all that is in thm; who by th mouth of Your srvant David has said, "Why did th nations rag and th popl imagin vain things? Th kings of th arth stood up, and th rulrs wr gathrd togthr against th Lord and against His Christ." For truly, against Your holy child Jsus, whom You hav anointd, both Hrod and Pontius Pilat, with th nations, and th popl of Isral, wr gathrd togthr in ordr to do whatvr Your hand and Your counsl dtrmind bfor to b don. And now, Lord, bhold thir thratnings, and grant to Your srvants that with all boldnss thy may spak Your Word, by strtching forth of Your hand for haling, and miracls, and wondrs may b don by th nam of Your holy child Jsus. So th Apostls applid this to th tim that thy livd in; th coalition of th various govrnmntal bodis and rulrs against Jsus. W may confirm this with Matt. 2: :3, 47, 59 27:1, What this dos is giv us a four-fold application, summarizd blow. Proprly spaking, th first is an application and th nxt thr ar fulfillmnts. Th Application/Fulfillmnts of Psalm 2:2 Application Explanation Additional Commnts To David st 1 Advnt of Christ To our rsurrctd Lord David, during his rign and bfor it, xprincd a grat dal of opposition; som of it organizd. Thr was an unholy allianc btwn th Sanhdrin and th Phariss who organizd thmslvs against our Lord. At th crucifixion, thy managd to involv Rom as wll. Rulrs continud to b hostil toward our Lord, vn aftr His crucifixion and rsurrction. This is th last likly application of this vrs. David may or may not b th author; howvr, vn if h is, God th Holy Spirit thought it bst to kp his nam from off of this psalm. W find a paralll vrs to this in a psalm writtn by David: Psalm 31:13: For I hav hard th slandr of many; far is on vry sid; bcaus of thir plottings togthr against m, thy plannd to tak away my lif. This could b individuals as wll as rulrs of countris (which appars to b th cas, contxtually spaking). Also compar this to arly alliancs against Isral: Psalm 83:5: For with on hart thy hav plottd togthr; thy hav mad a covnant against You th tnts of Edom, and th Ishmalits; of Moab, and th Hagarits; Gbal, and Ammon, and Amalk; th Philistins with th popl of Tyr; and Assyria has joind with thm; thy hav hlpd th sons of Lot. This is clarly a fulfillmnt of Psalm 2:2, givn that it is quotd in Acts 4: W also find a partial fulfilmnt in Luk 18:31: And H took th Twlv and said to thm, Bhold, w go up to Jrusalm and all things that ar writtn by th prophts concrning th Son of Man will b accomplishd. For H will b dlivrd to th nations and will b mockd and insultd and spat on. With our Lord, w had th unholy allianc of th Prists and Sanhdrin with th Roman govrnmnt. Paul indicats that this is a propr intrprtation of this passag in Acts 4:32 34, whn h says, And w prach th gospl to you, th promis mad to th fathrs, this God has fulfilld to us thir childrn, raising up Jsus, as also it is writtn in th scond Psalm, You ar My Son, this day I hav bgottn You. And that H raisd Him up from th dad, no mor to rturn to corruption, H spok in this way: "I will giv you th holy promiss of David."

12 Psalm 2 12 Th Application/Fulfillmnts of Psalm 2:2 Application Explanation Additional Commnts T o t h Christian Church nd 2 Advnt of Christ Millnnial Rul of Jsus Christ Sinc th incption of th church in th post canon priod, nations hav gathrd in opposition to th church. W will hav th gratst convrgnc of nations on Jrusalm in th final days of th tribulation. Aftr Jsus Christ has rturnd to this arth and stablishd a litral ruling ovr th arth. Communist countris activly opposd any missionary activity or Christian growth. Our laws hr in th US bcom mor and mor in opposition to th valus of Christianity. And thr ar movmnts such as th xtrmly intolrant Muslims as thy subjugatd much of th middl ast in just a coupl dcads following th dath of Mohammd. That th Christian Church is anointd is found in 2Cor. 1:21. On may viw this as th nations of th arth bing against God th Fathr and His Anointd On, God th Son as wll. W, as mmbrs of th body of Christ, ar in Christ, and thrfor shar His anointing. Compar with prscutions of th arly church in Acts 5:17, 33 19:28. This is also an xtnsion of th prvious point, as th prscution of th church by world ladrs is th prscution of Jsus Christ (Acts 9:3 6). Rv. 11, 13 and 14 dal with this (among othr passags). This is th ultimat fulfillmnt of Psalm 2:2. Christ is th Grk translitration of th Hbrw Mssiah, which mans Anointd On. At th nd of this Millnnial rul, thr will b th Gog and Magog rvolution. Evn though thr is prfct govrnmnt on this arth and vn though thr is a prfct Rulr ovr this arth, thr will still b a rbllion against Him (Rv. 20:7 15). In this intrprtation, thos who rbl against out Lord may or may not b rulrs of nations. W hav only a limitd undrstanding of what will occur in th Millnnium. So, it is possibl that thr will b ladrs who ar undr our Lord who rbl against Him. It is not uncommon for a prophtic passag to hav mor than on fulfillmnt. It is vry common for som st nd passags to apply to both our Lord s 1 and 2 advnts. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx As an asid, th Jwish popl wr always confusd about thir coming Mssiah. Lik many cults, thy mphasizd on st of traits ovr anothr st. For instanc, thy saw thir Mssiah was th On Who would com and dstroy thir Gntil nmis; howvr, thy did not know how to rconcil Him as th suffring srvant (Psalm 22 Isa. 53). Thy wr also confusd, as God and His Mssiah oftn actd with on accord, which maks sns if thy ar both God. Howvr, th Jws wr so stuck on Dut. 6:4, whr it rads Th Lord our God is on God. Th word usd for on dos not rfr to singularity, but to unity (th sam word is usd for a husband and wif bing on). Th Jws hav focusd on singularity, and thrfor hav ignord many of th passags whr th Trinity is taught (Gn. 1:26 27 Psalm 2:2 110:1). This passag, lik many othr passags, implis th Trinity, without spcifically splling it out. Howvr, vn in th Nw Tstamnt, th Trinity is not taught as a singl doctrin in any on plac. W still must gathr up svral passags in ordr to com to that clar conclusion. Th Jws of that tim could hav com to that conclusion as wll, but, thir vision was too focusd on othr passags. Th Bibl is a book dsignd to b studid in its ntirty. God could hav chosn to giv us a short pamphlt of doctrins to study which is a tnth th siz of Scriptur. Howvr, H chos not to do this. God chos for us to hav a book which covrs His dalings with man throughout human history. In fact, this is what givs th Bibl so much univrsality. W s how God has dalt with man ovr ths many cnturis.

13 13 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) What you may hav noticd in roughly half of th English translations is, thy add th vrb saying, ithr at th nd of v. 2 or th bginning of v. 3. Th ida is th contnt of what is bing said is mphasizd, rathr than th act of saying it. Lt us tar off thir bonds and lt us cast off thir rops. Psalm 2:3 Lt us tar off thir bonds [or, bands] and lt us cast off thir rops. Lt us tar off thir bonds and lt up cast off thir rops. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Th Sptuagint Lt us brak thir bands asundr, and lt us cast away thir yok from us. Lt us brak through thir bonds, and cast away thir yok from us. Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV NAB NLT Thy say, Lt's cut th rops and st ourslvs fr! Lt us brak thir shackls and cast off thir chains! Lt us brak thir chains, thy cry, and fr ourslvs from this slavry. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) Lt's brak apart thir chains and shak off thir rops. Lt us brak th cords of thir yok, shak off thir rops from us! Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: Th Amplifid Bibl MKJV Young's Litral Translation Lt us brak Thir bands [of rstraint] asundr, and cast Thir cords [of control] from us. Lt us brak thir bands in two and cast away thir cords from us. Lt us draw off Thir cords, And cast from us Thir thick bands. What is th gist of this vrs? Thos ruling powrs who ar against God th Fathr and His Anointd On sk to brak fr of th boundaris thy ar placd within (spokn of as cords and bands in this vrs). Psalm 2:3a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs nâthaq ( úç ðè ) [pronouncd naw- THANK] to tar up, to tar off; to burst [somthing] apart; to wound [by taring] st 1 prson plural, Pil imprfct with th cohortativ hê Strong s #5423 BDB #683 êth (ú àå ) [pronouncd ayth] gnrally untranslatd indicats that th following substantiv is a dirct objct Strong's #853 BDB #84

14 Psalm 2 14 Psalm 2:3a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs môwçêrôwth (ú øñ î) [pronouncd moh-say- ROTH] bonds, bands; rstraints; oftn usd mtaphorically masculin plural noun rd with th 3 prson masculin plural suffix Strong s #4147 BDB #64 Translation: Lt us tar off thir bonds [or, bands]... Barns xplains th word bands: Th word bands hr rfrs to th rstraints imposd by thir authority. Th figur is probably takn from fastning a yok on oxn, or th bands or cords which wr usd in plowing - th bands of th yok bing significant of thir subjction to th authority or will of 8 anothr. Or, mor simply, taring off on s bonds mans to rbl against srvitud or to brak away from srvitud. Evn though God has allowd all mn fr will, thy ar still within rstraints. That is, I hav fr will, but I cannot choos to fly xcpt, of cours, in an airplan. In contxt hr, th bonds spokn of ar th bonds of thir own trritoris. God and His Anointd On hav placd ths nations within spcific boundaris and ths rulrs would lik to brak out of ths boundaris. God has st, in trnity past, spcific boundaris for various nations to rmain during a spcific tim fram. God will not allow thm to brak out of ths boundaris xcpt at His discrtion, whn th tim is propr. Psalm 2:3b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and, vn, thn; namly simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 shâlak ( ì - È ) [pronouncd shaw LAHK ] to throw, to cast, to fling, to throw off, to cast away; to rjct; to cast about; to cast down, to ovrthrow Hiphil imprfct with th cohortativ hê Strong s #7993 BDB #1020 min (ï îò ) [pronouncd min] from, off, out from, out of, away from, on account of, sinc, than, mor than, gratr than prposition of sparation st with th 1 prson plural suffix Strong's #4480 BDB #577 ã bôth (úá É òâ ) [pronouncd ìuh b - VOHTH], somthing intrwovn [or intrtwind]; a cord, rop, bonds; a braid; a wrath; a branch with thick foliag masculin singular noun rd with th 3 prson masculin plural suffix Strong s #5688 BDB #721 Translation:...and lt us cast off thir rops. Barns again givs us th background: th cords [or, rops] rfr not to that which would bind thm as prisonrs, but to th rops...which bound oxn to th plow; and, hnc, to that which would bind mn to 8 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:3.

15 15 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) th srvic of God. Th word translatd cords is a strongr word than that which is rndrd bands. It mans proprly what is twistd or intrlacd, and rfrs to th usual mannr in which rops ar mad. 9 You may winc at ths rulrs bing in srvic to God; howvr, this is why govrnmnts ar institutd, in ordr to prsrv frdom, so that popl hav an nvironmnt in which thy can har th gospl. Just as th nations abov ar looking to brak outsid of thir boundaris, so thir rulrs ar looking to brak away from thir dutis as rulrs. A chif modrn xampl would b Adolf Hitlr, who sought to dstroy th Jws in complt and total opposition to God s plan. Anothr modrn xampl ar Communist rulrs thy striv to rmov both conomic and rligious frdom. Howvr, as w hav sn from history, that typ of systm is found to fail. It may tak tim, but it will collaps, laving th popl in uttr povrty. Th rason that a systm lik communism fails is it gos against th natur of man and ssntially maks vry man, apart from a fw ladrs, a slav of th stat. Whras, it is possibl to convinc th gnral public into bliving and supporting such a systm, through brainwashing, carful cnsorship and far, th systm robs its popl of any sort of contact with God, as wll as from prsonal xprssion, and that dstroys th spirit of a popl. Th nd rsult, as w hav obsrvd on svral occasions, is conomic collaps and chaos. So, political ladrs may attmpt to lud God s call for thm to b His ministrs; but th civilization that thy attmpt to build will fall. Such ladrs can nvr compltly cast off thir rops. Now you may wondr, what about th popl who ar undr, say, a communist rul for most or all of thir livs? God has always had inroads into Communist Russian and China. H can rach anyon with th gospl who is positiv toward Him at God-consciousnss. So books and missionaris hav gon into Russia and into China vn during th most opprssiv of tims. On th othr hand, God has no rsponsibility to bring th gospl to any man who would rjct it outright. God has no rsponsibility to bring th gospl to somon who has no intrst in God at God-consciousnss. Thrfor, whr thr ar hug pockts of ngativ volition, thr will oftn b limitd vanglism accompanid by an opprssiv systm of govrnmnt. W hav an intrsting paralll vrs: Jr. 5:5: I will go up for myslf to th grat mn, and will spak to thm; for thy hav known th way of Jhovah and th judgmnt of thir God. But ths hav brokn th yok togthr and hav torn off th bonds! Ths ar mn who ar known God s way, but hav rjctd Him. Howvr, whr Jrmiah is daling mor with prsonal rsponsibility and rlationship to God; this psalm rally dals with somthing ls ntirly. Th psalmist is not daling with th blivr who cannot sm to hold to God s commandmnts; nor is h daling with th unblivr who rjcts God s limitations. W must tak this in th contxt of th prvious vrs. This contxtual approach prtty much dstroys much of th commnts of othr Biblical xgts who implor us at this point to accpt th authority of God not that that is a bad thing to do, to submit to th authority of God it is just not th point which is bing mad hr. Rcall that I hav givn fiv intrprtations prviously; now, how dos this vrs fit in with thos applications and fulfillmnts. Th first intrprtation was that this applid to David and th nations around him. Ths nations, particularly th Philistins, wr constantly trying to tak chunks of trritory from Isral, thus brak out of th boundaris that God had st for thm. Th scond intrprtation was th allianc of th phariss, th Sanhdrin and Rom. What th phariss and th Sanhdrin attmptd to do again and again was to brak fr of th bonds of thir authority. Thy could not put our Lord to dath; thy lackd that authority; howvr, thy did what thy could to illgally gain that powr (which Rom grantd thm). Th third intrprtation is vry apropos hr. Nations hav opposd th church throughout its incption and hav attmptd to do so in svral ways. Rom unifid church and stat, and thn th church bcam apostat. This wnt hand in hand with th conquring of mor and mor trritory. I hav th xampl of Islam and how is sprad militarily first, taking in almost th ntir mid ast. Again, th nations would sk to burst thir bonds and scap from th boundaris whr God kpt thm in ordr to dstroy th Christian Church (as Islam is vry much in opposition to Christianity). 9 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:3.

16 Psalm 2 16 Th fourth intrprtation is of th nations during th nd tims. W hav four grat national groups all convrging upon littl Isral; all hoping to tak mor land in th procss and all hoping to, undr Satan s dirction, dstroy th Jwish nation of Isral. So, vn with th addition of this vrs, all four intrprtations still hold up to xgtical scrutiny. Th final intrprtation has Satan bing rlasd from hll and h will rturn to this arth to fomnt a rvolution against prfct nvironmnt. Th rsult is that thr will b unblivrs on this arth who will choos to follow Satan rathr than follow th Lord Who bought thm. Hr, w ar not daling as much with rulrs as w ar with potntial ladrs, who choos to throw off th bonds of Christ s rul. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx McG opnd my ys to raliz that what w rally find hr is an attack upon all of th divin institutions; h gav th xampl of marriag; howvr, a govrnmnt and govrnmnt ladrs hav a trmndous affct upon God s stablishd institutions, and continually challng thos boundaris. Thr ar four divinly stablishd institutions, and I will giv instancs whr ths institutions ar attackd by govrnmnt. Govrnmntal Attacks Upon th Four Divin Institutions Divin Institution Govrnmntal attack Govrnmnts continually look to tak away th fr will of its subjcts. In th Communist nations, thir popl wr not allowd any tru frdom of rligion or any tru dbat in that ara. Missionaris wr not just discouragd, but many tims prscutd. Furthrmor, th laborrs, th masss, bcam workrs for th govrnmnt, on bhalf of th govrnmnt. All that ths mn did was for thir govr n m n t s conomy. Whil thir political ladrs njoyd grat prosprity, thy thmslvs rmaind in povrty with no way to dig thmslvs out. Fr will W hav lawsuits which sk to rmov on s rsponsibility for thir own fr will. Popl who frly choos to smok su th companis that mak th cigartts thy buy. I had a prson who chos not to hold onto a railing in a hous of min, fll down and injurd hrslf, and sud m. Had sh chos to told onto th xisting railing, sh would not hav bn hurt. Howvr, sh did not. I had on st of tnants who complaind and wantd rpairs don to th hous; somtims for things which wr not brokn. Howvr, whnvr I would snd somon ovr to do th rpairs, or com ovr to do thm myslf, on of th womn would scram at th top of hr lungs vry profanity and obscnity you could imagin. It mad it impossibl to work. Thy movd out aftr a wk and trid to su m for not doing th rpairs. Again, thy sought to tak no rsponsibility for thir own actions.

17 17 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Govrnmntal Attacks Upon th Four Divin Institutions Divin Institution Govrnmntal attack Our govrnmnt is attacking marriag at th tim that I writ this. Whras, 30 yars ago, th notion that two mn could mak up a marriag (or 3 or mor popl) was considrd absurd, thr ar now som activist judgs attmpting to chang this. Apart from any lgislativ mandat from th popl, ths judgs as attmpting to xpand th boundaris of marriag to includ two mn or two womn. God nvr dsignd marriag for two popl of th sam gndr. Marriag Now, of cours thr ar thos who bliv that God mad thm homosxual, and thrfor, thy must pursu this lifstyl; howvr, w all hav th falln natur of Adam with our own prdilction for waknss. For som mn, this is a dsir to slp with hundrds of womn; for som mn, this is an inordinat dsir for walth or powr; for som mn, this is othr mn. Just bcaus our old sin natur points us in this dirction or that dos not man that w should yild to its vry lust and dsir. Furthrmor, it is not clar at this tim whthr or not thr is a sociological aspct to homosxuality. That is, it is not clar whthr thr wr activitis or incidnts which took plac in a prson s lif which pointd thm in this dirction. In th Unitd Stats, thr has bn a trmndous attack upon th family unit. Whras, th working mothr was an anomaly 30 yars ago, today that is th standard. Childrn ar raisd by day car cntrs and latr by public schools. This was nvr God s plan. Family Nations Of cours, on top of this, w hav innumrabl familis whr th parnts ar not marrid; whr fw of th childrn ar th childrn of th man and th woman in th rlationship; and w hav an incrasing numbr of familis with two womn or two mn at th hlm, oftn adopting childrn. Again, this is an attack upon th family unit. Our govrnmnt has stppd in, of cours, and has mad vry attmpt to support womn with childrn who ar not marrid. Thrfor, a woman knows sh can slp around, gt involvd with any guy sh wants, rgardlss of charactr, and, if things do not work out, sh can look to th govrnmnt in ordr to b partially or fully supportd. This has yildd a hug numbr of familis hadd by a working mothr who has no tim, or vry littl tim, to actually rais hr own childrn. As a landlord, I can guarant you that thr ar a hug numbr of familis out thr whr th childrn spnd th bulk of thir day away from school unsuprvisd by an adult. Rcalling th vil ways of my own youth causs m to raliz that unsuprvisd childrn is a formula for disastr. God chos for thr to b many nations within spcific bordrs. Ths bordrs would chang now and again, but individual frdom is maximizd whn thr ar many diffrnt nations. This oftn allows for on country to pacfully vangliz anothr. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx 10 What inspird th information abov was a fw words givn by J. Vrnon McG, which I quot vrbatim blow: Attacks Mad Against Marriag and Family (quotd from J. Vrnon McG) What ar som of th bands God has put on th human family? Marriag is on. God has mad marriag for 10 J. Vrnon McG, Psalms Volum 1; Thru th Bibl Books, h1977, p. 27.

18 Psalm 2 18 Attacks Mad Against Marriag and Family (quotd from J. Vrnon McG) th wlfar of mankind. Whthr you ar a Christian or not, God has givn marriag to mankind. Today thy not only want to gt rid of it, thy ar gtting rid of it. I was rathr shockd two or thr yars ago. (I m a squar. I m not rally kping up with it today, so I don t follow along in th way thy ar going in this modrn thinking, rlativ to God, rlativ to man, and rlativ to th Word of God.) So I was startld at a young popl s confrnc whn th swtst littl irl got up in our qustion and answr priod and said, Dr. McG, why dos a young coupl hav to gt marrid if thy lov ach othr? Why can t thy just start living togthr? God gav marriag, and God intnds for it to b followd. But thy say, Lt s brak thir bands asundr. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx McG, vn prior to all th court action against th display of th Tn Commandmnts in and around 11 courtrooms, mad a fw rlatd commnts: Attacks Mad Against th Tn Commandmnts (quotd from J. Vrnon McG) Also, Lt s cast away thir cords from us. Th Tn Commandmnts ar cords. Whn sombody accuss m of saying that w don t nd th Tn Commandmnts, thy ar wrong. W ar not savd by kping thm I trid it, and it won t work but I ll say this: God gav thm, and H gav thm to protct mankind. Thy ar thrown out th door today, and right now w ar xprincing lawlssnss in this country bcaus of th fact that crim is not bing punishd. Thr has bn a trribl toll of livs that would hav not bn sacrificd had laws bn nforcd. You s, w ar living in a day whn th prvailing philosophy is, Lt us brak thir bands asundr, lt s cast away thir cords from us. W want to b fr and do as w plas. God says w can t mak it that way. It won t work. W v got old vil naturs that nd to b rstraind. But mankind is moving toward gtting rid of all rstraints today. McG had th ability to to tak most any thological point and xprss it simply and succinctly, as ths prvious two quotations prov. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx Svral hav givn a limitd intrprtation to this passag. Barns is oftn on of th most accurat xgts, 12 so I will offr his summary: Barns Summary of Psalm 2:1 3 Th passag Psalm 2:1-3 provs: (1) that th govrnmnt of Yahwh, th tru God, and th Mssiah or Christ, is th sam; (2) that opposition to th Mssiah, or to Christ, is in fact opposition to th purposs of th tru God; (3) that it may b xpctd that mn will oppos that govrnmnt, and thr will b agitation and commotion in ndavoring to throw it off. Th passag, considrd as rfrring to th Mssiah, had an ampl fulfillmnt (a) in th purposs of th high prists, of Hrod, and of Pilat, to put him to dath, and in th gnral rjction of him by his own countrymn; (b) in th gnral conduct of mankind - in thir impatinc of th rstraints of th law of God, and spcially of that law as promulgatd by th Saviour, dmanding submission and obdinc to him; and (c) in th conduct of individual sinnrs - in th opposition of th human hart to th authority of th Lord Jsus. Th passag bfor us is just as applicabl to th world now as it was to th tim whn th Saviour prsonally appard on th arth. 11 Ibid. 12 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:3.

19 19 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Barns Summary of Psalm 2:1 3 st In short, Barns tachs that this passag was fulfilld by th 1 advnt of our Lord and continus to b fulfilld ach and vry day of th Church Ag. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx God Taks a Stand Against th Kings of th Earth For th first thr vrss of this psalm, w look at this from th point of viw of th popl and th rulrs on this 13 arth. W may summariz ths fw vrss as Mn mak plans (vv. 1 3) and God laughs (vv. 4 6). Thr is a carful, almost Davidian, paralll btwn th first 3 and th scond 3 vrss in this psalm. Sitting in th [two] h av ns, H laughs; My Adonai s ridicul to thm. Psalm 2:4 Sitting in th h av ns, H laughs; My Adonai ridiculs thm. Sitting in His h av n, God laughs; My Lord ridiculs thm. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Th Sptuagint H that dwlls in havn will laugh and th LORD will mock at thm. H that dwlls in th havns will laugh thm to scorn, and th Lord will mock thm. Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV NLT In havn th LORD laughs as h sits on his thron, making fun of th nations. But th on who ruls in havn laughs. Th LORD scoffs at thm. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word Th on nthrond in havn laughs. Th Lord maks fun of thm. Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: Th Amplifid Bibl MKJV Young's Updatd LT H Who sits in th havns laughs; th Lord has thm in drision [and in suprm contmpt H mocks thm]. H who sits in th havns shall laugh; Jhovah shall mock at thm. H who is sitting in th havns laughs, Th Lord mocks at thm. What is th gist of this vrs? In on of th many instancs of anthropomorphism in this psalm, w hav God laughing at or mocking th nations who bliv that thy ar abl to choos whthr to rmain in thir boundaris or not. So thr is no confusion hr, th anthropomorphism found hr is God is mocking th rulrs of th world who think that thy can brak out of th aras to which H has assignd thm. Th laughing rfrrd to is not a joyful laugh; nor a chrful, lusty laugh clbrating lif; but a chiding, mocking laugh. Now, of cours, this is an 13 Aftr doing a brif intrnt sarch on that phras, I hav com to th conclusion that it ultimatly finds is origin in this psalm.

20 Psalm 2 20 anthropomorphism. That is, God is not litrally in havn laughing whn H watchs th rulrs on this arth blow. This passag ssntially confirms God s sovrignty and His plan; and indicats that man s attmpts to do anything to disturb God s plan will b futil. Psalm 2:4a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs yâshab (á Ç Èé) [pronouncd yaw- B SHAH V] inhabiting, staying, dwlling, sitting Qal activ participl Strong's #3427 BDB #442 h b ( ) [pronouncd b ] Ó in, into, at, by, nar, on, with, bfor, in th prsnc of, upon, against, by mans of, among, within a prposition of proximity No Strong s # BDB #88 shâmayîm (í Çéò Èî ) [pronouncd shaw-mahyim] havns, skis masculin dual noun with th dfinit articl Strong s #8064 BDB #1029 sâchaq ( Ç Èç ) [pronouncd saw- KHAHK] to laugh; by xtnsion, it mans to sport, to play, to jst; to mock, to hold in drision rd 3 prson masculin singular, Qal imprfct Strong s #7832 BDB #965 Translation: Sitting in th havns, H laughs;... God taks notic of what th nations dtrmin to do. H has, from trnity past, st th boundaris of th nations and has allowd for thir xpansion and chang. Whil obsrving ths rulrs thinking thy can brak out of th boundaris H sts, H laughs. This is not a good humord, good naturd laugh, but a drisiv, mocking laugh; God is said hr to mak fun of thos who think that thy choos thir own dstiny. This is, of cours, an anthropomorphism, maning that God is not litrally laughing at th rulrs of nations who think thy control th dstiny of thir nation, bcaus God is a Spirit and bcaus God dos not mock man. Howvr, it hlps to xplain on our lvl just xactly what God s rspons is whn man thinks h is going to do somthing. Psalm 2:4b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs âdôwn (ï ã àè ) [pronouncd aw-dohn] lord, mastr, ownr, suprior, sovrign; translitratd adonai masculin plural noun st with th 1 prson singular suffix Strong s #113 BDB #10 14 Two arly printd ditions hav Yahwh hr instad; on of thm is a first dition lâ ag (âç Èò ì) [pronouncd law-ìahg] to ridicul, to mock, to scorn, to laugh at, to stammr, to drid rd 3 prson masculin singular, Qal imprfct Strong s #3932 BDB #541 lâmd (ì) [pronouncd l ] to, for, towards, in rgards to, with rfrnc to, as to, with rgards to, blonging to prposition with th 3 rd prson masculin plural suffix No Strong s # BDB # Josph Bryant Rothrham s Th Emphasizd Bibl; h1971 by Krgl Publications; p. 529.

21 21 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Translation:...My Adonai ridiculs thm. Hr, Adonai is in th plural, which rprsnts th Godhad. Howvr, thy act in on accord, ridiculing th rulrs on th arth bnath. McG commnts: H that sits in th havns shall laugh. Sinc this is not th laughtr of humor, what is it? Wll, look at it from God s viwpoint littl man down thr parading up and down, shaking his midgt fist in Havn s fac and saying, Com on out and fight m! I m against you. God looks down at th puny littl cratur. It s uttrly prpostrous. It is so ridiculous! H looks down and laughs. H that sits in th havns shall laugh: th Lord shall hav thm in drision. It is so uttrly ridiculous, my frind. Littl mn putting thmslvs in opposition to God, won t b around vry long. Mussolini did a lot of talking, and w havn t hard from him latly. Stalin did th sam thing, and h is gon. Littl man plays his brif rol hr on th stag of lif, thn his part is ovr. How ridiculous and prpostrous for him to oppos God! 15 Plas rcogniz that all of this is languag of accommodation. God is omniprsnt; so H is not off in havn a million light yars away actually looking down on th arth through supr vision or a tlscop. Furthrmor, God dos not laugh at nor dos H mock mankind. Howvr, ths trms ar usd to ascrib to God flings and motions which H dos not possss in ordr that w may undrstand His intntions, attitud and motivations. W hav a paralll vrs in Psalm 59:8 (a psalm by David): But You, O Jhovah, shall laugh at thm; You will mock at all th nations. In this psalm, David is bing pursud by Saul, and h has bgun to abus his powr by using Isral s army to pursu David. This psalm almost fls lik an addndum to Psalm 59. Rcall that Psalm 59 is on of th first psalms that David wrot whn put to flight by Saul. By Psalm 2, David has maturd spiritually and h is mor focusd upon God. So this fls lik a psalm writtn latr, in rtrospct, with som spiritual growth. Now, this paralll thought dos not man that David ncssarily wrot Psalm 2, as w hav a paralll thought in Prov. 1:26 28, whr God says, I will laugh at your calamity; I will mock whn your dying far coms. Thn you will call on M, but I will not answr. Thy will sk M diligntly, but thy will not find M bcaus thy hatd knowldg and did not choos th far of Jhovah. Application: You may think that you ar clvr and that you hav gottn away with somthing, but you havn t. You may hav chatd somon, or tarnishd thir rputation by talking bhind thir backs, or intntionally said somthing to hurt anothr, and you may think that you ar in th clar but God laughs at you; just as th rulr of a nation cannot gt out of th boundaris assignd by God in trnity past, you (mayb I should say w) ar subjct to divin laws and mandats as wll. W may chat, li, gossip or hurt anothr blivr, but God kps track and God will dal with this sort of bhavior. McG: What ffct will man s opposition hav upon God s program? God is going forward to th accomplishmnt of His purpos. What littl man dos down hr won t dtr Him, dtour Him, or dfr Him at all. God did not rad somthing in th morning papr that H didn t alrady know about. Thr is nothing that has surprisd Him at all. H is moving according to His purpos. 16 Thn H spaks unto thm in His nostril and in His hat ovrwhlms thm. Psalm 2:5 Thn H spaks against thm in His angr and H ovrwhlms [or, trrifis] thm with His wrath. H thn spaks against thm in His angr and H trrifis and ovrwhlms thm in His rag. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: 15 J. Vrnon McG, Psalms Volum 1; Thru th Bibl Books, h1977, p J. Vrnon McG, Psalms Volum 1; Thru th Bibl Books, h1977, p. 29.

22 Psalm 2 22 Th Pshitta Th Sptuagint Thn H will spak to thm in His angr and H will trrify thm in His wrath and say,... Thn H will spak to thm in His angr and troubl thm in His fury. Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV NLT Th LORD bcoms furious and thratns thm. His angr trrifis thm as h says,... Thn in angr h rbuks thm, trrifying thm with his firc fury. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) Thn h spaks to thm in his angr. In his burning angr h trrifis thm by saying,... Thn H spaks to thm in angr, trrifying thm in His rag,... Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: Th Amplifid Bibl MKJV Young's Updatd LT H spaks to thm in His dp angr, and troubls (trrifis and confounds) thm in His displasur and fury, saying,... Thn H shall spak to thm in His angr, and troubl thm in His wrath. Thn H spaks unto thm in His angr, And in His wrath H troubls thm:... What is th gist of this vrs? God shaks thm up whn H spaks to thm and His wrath trrifis and unnrvs thm. Psalm 2:5a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs âz (æ àè ) [pronouncd awz] thn, at that tim, in that cas (whn following an if or though), now, as things ar; that bing so advrb Strong s #227 BDB #23 dâbar (ø áç ãè ) [pronouncd b daw -VAHR] to spak, to talk [and back with action], to giv an opinion, to xpound, to mak a formal spch, to spak out, to promis, to propos, to spak kindly of, to dclar, to proclaim, to announc rd 3 prson masculin singular, Pil imprfct Strong s #1696 BDB #180 l (ì à ) [pronouncd l] unto, in, into, toward, to, rgarding, against dirctional prposition (rspct or dfrnc may b implid); with th rd 3 prson masculin plural suffix Strong's #413 BDB #39

23 23 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Psalm 2:5a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs h b ( ) [pronouncd b ] Ó in, into, at, by, nar, on, with, bfor, in th prsnc of, upon, against, by mans of, among, within a prposition of proximity No Strong s # BDB #88 aph (ó àç ) [pronouncd ahf] nos, nostril, but is also translatd fac, brow, angr masculin singular noun rd with th 3 prson masculin singular suffix Strong s #639 BDB #60 Translation: Thn H spaks against thm in His angr... Whn ladrs choos to xcd th boundaris that God has st for thm; particularly whn it coms to thir dsir to tak from th Jws, thn all H has to do is say th word and thy ar ithr dstroyd or put in thir plac. Again, this is all anthropomorphic; God dsignd for nations to rmain within spcific boundaris in trnity past. H dosn t wak up from a slp, s somon advancing out of thir trritory, and thn say, Damn, gotta st thm straight. Bttr gt somon on that. Ths things wr takn car of in trnity past, although th machinations tak plac in tim. God dos not litrally spak to ths various rulrs audibly. Thy do not wak up in th middl of th night, in th midst of a campaign to xpand thir trritory, and God whisprs to thm, Nop; you hav gon just about as far as you ar going to go. God spaks to ths rulrs in His actions; God in trnity past dtrmind just xactly what boundaris H would allow and during what tim priod, and h st things into motion in ordr to maintain that. Psalm 2:5b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and, vn, thn; namly simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 h b ( ) [pronouncd b ] Ó in, into, at, by, nar, on, with, bfor, in th prsnc of, upon, against, by mans of, among, within a prposition of proximity No Strong s # BDB #88 chârôwn (ï ø çè ) [pronouncd khaw- ROHN] hat, burning; a burning [of angr], th hat of angr, angr; wrath, rag masculin singular noun rd with th 3 prson masculin singular suffix Strong s #2740 BDB #354 bâchal (ì Ç Èç ) [pronouncd baw- KHAHL] to ovrwhlm; to strik with trror, to trrify; to caus to dspond; hurry, to hastn [as if to trmbl] to so anything rd 3 prson masculin singular, Qal imprfct rd with th 3 prson masculin plural suffix Strong s #926 BDB #96 Translation:...and H ovrwhlms [or, trrifis] thm with His wrath. Whn God dcids to put a nation in its plac, in His wrath, thn it is clar to thm what H has don. It is as though th havns opnd up and h rains bombs down upon thm. This is how God spaks to thm in His angr; His wrath which ovrwhlms thm is what God says.

24 Psalm 2 24 Barns commnts: His contmpt for thir plans will b followd by indignation against thmslvs for forming such plans, and for thir fforts to xcut thm. On of ths things is not inconsistnt with th othr, for th purpos of th rbls may b vry wak and futil, and yt thir wickdnss in forming th plan may b vry grat. Th waknss of th schm, and th fact that it will b vain, dos not chang th charactr of him who has mad it; th fact that h is foolish dos not prov that h is not wickd. God will trat th schm and thos who form it as thy dsrv - th on with contmpt, th othr with his 17 wrath. Th point Bans is making is God s dalings with His nmis is not commnsurat with thir vil achivmnts, but with thir vil motivation. God will crtainly had off thir vil schms; howvr, His wrath will com upon thm dspit th fact that thir schms cam to naught. I should mntion that God s angr and wrath ar also anthropomorphisms. Sinc God is prfct rightousnss and justic, thos who oppos him ar subjct to His justic. W can undrstand this simply as thinking that God pours out His wrath or angr on thos who do wrong. In all actuality, God is not angry with anyon. But His charactr dmands a rspons for spcific actions and motivations. Angr is known as languag of accommodation; it hlps us to bttr undrstand what God dos. This is vn mor tru of th unbliving rulr whos kingdom God brings to naught. Whn this is prsntd to him as a rsult of God s angr, it maks sns to him; h has a fram of rfrnc for angr and wrath, whras h may not undrstand th concpt of justic. Paralll vrss abound in Scriptur: Psalm 83:15: Pursu thm with Your tmpst, and mak thm afraid with Your storm. Psalm 110:5 6: Th Lord at Your right hand shall strik through kings in th day of His wrath. H shall judg among th nations, H shall fill thm with dad bodis; H shall shattr hads ovr much of th arth. And I, [vn] I, pour out My King upon Zion, a mountain of My holinss. Psalm 2:6 And I, [vn] I hav anointd my King ovr Zion, My holy mountain. And I hav anointd my King ovr Zion, My holy mountain. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Th Sptuagint. I hav appointd my king ovr Zion, my holy mountain... But I hav bn mad king by Him on Sion, His holy mountain,... Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV REB I'v put my king on Zion, my sacrd hill. I myslf hav nthrond my king, h says, on Zion, my holy mountain. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) I hav installd my own king on Zion, my holy mountain. But I hav installd My king on Zion, My holy mountain! Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: MKJV NRSV Ya, I hav st My king on My holy hill, on Zion. I hav st my king on Zion, my holy hill. 17 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:5.

25 25 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Young's Updatd LT And I I hav anointd My King, Upon Zion My holy hill. What is th gist of this vrs? God placs His Son on th thron ovr arth, in th physical plac of Zion, which is a hill in Jrusalm. Psalm 2:6a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 ânîy (éð. àè ) [pronouncd aw-nee] I, m; in answr to a qustion, it mans I am, it is I st 1 prson singular, prsonal pronoun Strong s #589 BDB #58 nâçak ( - Èñ ð) [pronouncd naw-sahk] to pour, to pour out, to mak a libation; to cast [mtal imags]; to anoint [a king] st 1 prson singular, Qal prfct Strong s #5258 BDB #650 mlk ( ì î ) [pronouncd MEH-lk] king, rulr, princ masculin plural noun st with th 1 prson singular suffix Strong s #4428 BDB #572 Translation: And I, [vn] I hav anointd my King... This psalm functions on two lvls. God has st David ovr Isral, to rul from Zion. Howvr, this primarily rfrs also to David s Gratr Son, Who will rul from th sam mountain. Howvr, vn whn his human form is physically absnt from th arth, Jsus Christ controls history and H brings God s plan to fruition. A study of th book of Esthr possibly a book populatd only by unblivrs God s control of history is still clarly sn, dspit th vil intnt of th volition of man. Th vrb nâçak rfrs to th pouring out of oil on on s had, or th anointing of on for srvic. From th spiritual standpoint, this mans that God is fully quipping His Son for srvic. Th oil spaks of h mpowrmnt of God th Holy Spirit, which is what mpowrd Jsus Christ in His lif on this arth. As a digrssion, so thr is no misundrstanding, Jsus Christ did not function on this arth in His Own powr as God. H prformd no miracls in His powr as God; H spok no truth apart from th mpowring of th Holy Spirit. H did not draw upon His dity as from a spar tank of gas or an mrgncy rsrv. Jsus was fully a man Who dpndd upon th powr of th Holy Spirit, xactly th sam way w dpnd upon th powr of God th Holy Spirit in th Church Ag. All authority ovr th arth was givn ovr from th Fathr to th Son. John 5:26 27: For as th Fathr has lif in Himslf, so H has givn to th Son to hav lif within Himslf, and has givn Him authority to xcut judgmnt also, bcaus H is th Son of Man. Or, Matt. 28:17 18: And whn thy saw Him, thy worshipd Him. But som doubtd. And Jsus cam and spok to thm, saying, All authority is givn to M in Havn and in arth. God th Fathr placd God th Son in charg of th arth; of thos souls whom H purchasd with His Own blood. By th way, Charls Spurgon commntd on this vrs, saying, God's Anointd is appointd, and shall not b 18 disappointd. That surprisd m, bcaus all this tim I picturd Spurgon as bing Caucasian. 18 Charls Haddon Spurgon, A Trasury of David; -Sword, Psalm 2:6.

26 Psalm 2 26 Psalm 2:6b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs al (ì òç ) [pronouncd ìahl ] upon, byond, on, against, abov, ovr, by, bsid prposition of proximity Strong s #5921 BDB #752 Tsîyyôwn (ï öò) [pronouncd tz- YOHN] dry, parchd ground; and is translitratd Zion propr noun location Strong s #6726 BDB #851 har (ø äç ) [pronouncd har] hill, mountain, hill-country masculin singular construct Strong s #2042 (and #2022) BDB #249 qâdôwsh ( ã È ) [pronouncd kaw- DOWSE] sacrd, holy, st apart, sacrosanct masculin singular adjctiv with th 1 st prson singular suffix Strong's #6918 BDB #872 Translation:...ovr Zion, My holy mountain. W hav rcntly xamind th Doctrin of Zion in Psalm 110. It was a high hill in Jrusalm, and wll-fortifid plac. David would b nthrond in Zion and God th Son will physically b a king in Zion as wll, ovr all th arth. God th Son will liv on this arth in His rsurrctd body and rul ovr th arth. This is not an anthropomorphic statmnt. God th Son will litrally rul from Zion in th Millnnium. Howvr, what is mor important is that His rul will b minnt and highly visibl. Now it is rasonabl to think that Zion did not bcom a part of David s thinking until h bcam king ovr Isral and took Zion as his ruling stronghold (2Sam. 5:7 1Chron. 11:11:5). Howvr, this dos not man that David lackd familiarity with Jrusalm or Zion. I saw th hous that I liv in right now whn it was bing built, and vn though thr was no way I could imagin vr having a hous lik this, givn my salary. I thought to myslf, This would b incrdibl to own a hous lik this. It s possibl that David was familiar with Zion and h crtainly knw his dstiny as rvald to him whn h was a tn by Samul. So, it is possibl th David saw himslf arly on as 19 ruling Isral from Zion. McG had a lot to say about this incrdibl Psalm: God is moving forward today undviatingly, unhsitatingly, uncompromisingly to th stablishmnt of th thron on which Jsus Christ will sit on this arth. I har folk say, If th Lord dlay His coming. Whr in th world did that ida com from? H is not dlaying anything. H is going to com on schdul His schdul, not min, bcaus I don t know whn H is coming. H is running on schdul and nothing will stop Him, nothing can caus Him to chang His plan. 20 Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx What may b instructiv is to s th rlationship btwn th first stanza and th scond stanza. Th writr of this psalm carfully craftd ths stanzas to paralll on anothr. 19 Obviously, a rasonabl argumnt could b mad to rsrv th Zion psalms until aftr David took that mountain. 20 J. Vrnon McG, Psalms Volum 1; Thru th Bibl Books, h1977, pp

27 27 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Th Paralllisms of th First Two Stanzas of Psalm 2 Psalm 2:1 3 Psalm 2:4 6 Commntary Why do th Gntils [or, nations] rag and [why do] th popl [or, Gntils] clbrat mptinss? Th kings of th arth tak a stand and rulrs tak counsl togthr against Y howah and His Anointd On. Lt us tar off thir bonds [or, bands] and lt us cast off thir rops. Sitting in th havns, H laughs; My Adonai ridiculs thm. Thn H spaks against thm in His angr and H ovrwhlms [or, trrifis] thm with His wrath. And I, [vn] I hav anointd my King ovr Zion, My holy mountain. Th hathn nations ar in a whirl of activity, lik th ants of an anthill. God, from havn, looks down and mocks thir plans and activitis. Kings and rulrs band togthr to xcut thir nfarious schms; God opposs thm in His angr and H trrifis thm with His wrath. Ths rulrs bliv that thy can go outsid th boundaris which God st for thm in trnity past. God rminds thm that His king would rul ovr thm from Zion. Th first thr vrss prsnt th striving of th unbliving ladrs from thir viwpoint. Th scond st of thr vrss prsnt thir plans and machinations from God s viwpoint. As you can s, for vry action of th Gntils, thr is a rspons from God. Now, lt m qualify that. God dvisd this plan in trnity past; His rsponss actually wr plannd long bfor ths unbliving rulrs rblld against Him. Howvr, to us, in tim, it appars as though God s rsponss occurrd aftr th actions of th unbliving rulrs. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx God Dcrs that His Son will b King Ovr th Earth Lt m rcall rgarding a dcr of Y howah: H said unto M, My son You I th day hav givn birth to You. Psalm 2:7 L t m d clar th d gr of Y howah: H said unto M, You [ar ] M y Son; Today, I hav givn birth to You. Lt m dclar th dcr of Jhovah: H said unto M, You ar My Son this day I hav bgottn You. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Th Sptuagint To dclar My promis; th LORD has said to M, You ar My Son; this day I hav sird you....dclaring th ordinanc of th Lord: Th Lord said to M, You ar My Son; today I hav bgottn you. Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV NLT I will tll th promis that th LORD mad to m: "You ar my son, bcaus today I hav bcom your fathr. Th king proclaims th LORD s dcr:

28 Psalm 2 28 Th LORD said to m, You ar my son. Today I hav bcom your Fathr. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) I will announc th LORD'S dcr. H said to m: "You ar my Son. Today I hav bcom your Fathr. Lt m tll of th dcr: th LORD said to m, You ar My son, I hav fathrd you this day. Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: MKJV Young's Updatd LT I will dclar th dcr of Jhovah. H has said to M, You ar My Son; today I hav bgottn You. I dclar concrning a statut: Jhovah said unto m, `My Son You ar, I today hav brought you forth. What is th gist of this vrs? Jsus Christ prsnts th dcr of God: You ar My Son; today I hav givn birth to You. Psalm 2:7a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs çâphar (ø ôç ñè ) [pronouncd saw-fahr] to rcount, to numrat, to tll with prais, to clbrat, to rcall, to dclar, to narrat, to tll or dclar somthing from mmory, to dclar th facts or particulars of, to tll in a spcific ordr st 1 prson singular, Pil imprfct; cohortativ hê Strong s #5608 BDB #707 l (ì à ) [pronouncd l] unto, in, into, toward, to, rgarding, against dirctional prposition (rspct or dfrnc may b implid) Strong's #413 BDB #39 chôq ( ç) É [pronouncd khok] dcr, that which is dcrd; statut; boundary, dfind limit; an appointd portion of labor, a task masculin singular construct Strong's #2706 BDB #349 Kil and Dlitzsch call this an authntic, inviolabl appointmnt, which can nithr b changd nor shakn. 21 YHWH (äåäé) [pronunciation is possibly yhoh-wah] translitratd variously as Jhovah, Yahwh, Y howah propr noun Strong s #3068 BDB #217 Translation: Lt m dclar th dgr of Y howah:... This is David, taking upon himslf th prsona of Jsus Christ in his writing. So God th Fathr is spaking to Jsus Christ hr. This will b mor clar in th nxt fw words. 21 Kil and Dlitzsch, Commntary on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword; Psalm 2:7 9.

29 29 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) What H dclars is th dcr of God. Th dcr of God is what God dcrd to happn in trnity past. Howvr, th dclaration is mad today, primarily for our bnfit. Psalm 2:7b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs âmar (ø îç àè ) [pronouncd aw-marh] to say, to spak, to uttr; to say [to onslf], to think rd 3 prson masculin singular, Qal prfct Strong s #559 BDB #55 l (ì à ) [pronouncd l] unto, in, into, toward, to, rgarding, against dirctional prposition (rspct or dfrnc may b implid); with th st 1 prson singular suffix Strong's #413 BDB #39 Translation:...H said unto M,... At this point, th writr of this psalm, David, taks upon himslf th prsonag of Jsus Christ. Sinc David is a typ of Christ, h can do this through God th Holy Spirit. So, whn h spaks, it is Jsus Christ Who is spaking. Howvr, again, all vidnc of who actually wrot this psalm is lost so thr is no confusion as to Who this psalm is about, so thr is no confusion as to who is spaking at this point. Jsus Christ is spaking through th psalmist. Psalm 2:7c Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs bên (ï Å ) [pronouncd ban] son, dscndant masculin singular noun Strong s #1121 BDB #119 attâh (ä È à) - [pronouncd aht-taw] you (oftn, th vrb to b is implid) nd 2 prson masculin singular, prsonal pronoun Strong s #859 BDB #61 Translation:... You [ar] My Son;... This is a dcr of God, spaking of what would happn in th futur in tim. God th Fathr says to Jsus Christ: You ar My Son. This is th dfining vnt of history, whn God th Son cam to this arth in human form; whn H was born of a virgin. Howvr, this is not th contxt of this vrs. Th contxt of this ntir psalm is kings opposing th rul of Jsus Christ ovr this arth. Thr is nothing in this psalm which points back to th incarnation of our Lord. What would b mor in kping with th rst of th psalm would b to viw this as our Lord s rsurrction. It is only in this stat that H is abl to rul ovr th arth. On cannot wrnch a vrs out of its contxt and bas a doctrin upon it; this is whr cults com from. Scondly, not how John and Ptr intrprt this passag in Acts 2; thy intrprt th rulrs as bing Pontius Pilat and Hrod, along with unbliving Jws and Gntils (Acts 4:27). Sinc Hrod was th only on to attack our Lord nar th tim of His incarnation, thn th opposition of ladrs applis mor to our Lord s lif. Paul latr applis this vrs to our Lord s rsurrction (Acts 13:33 34). Plas allow m a short tangnt into Mormonism and th doctrins of Jhovah Witnsss: thy bliv that Jsus Christ is not God; and th Mormons s Jsus as having a bginning, and thy quot this passag in support of that rronous notion. Howvr, Jsus Christ, in His Dity, xistd trnally, with God th Fathr, as w s in John 1:1 3, 12 and whn Jsus rfrrd to Himslf as th trnal I am, prxisting Abraham (John 8:58). In th light of a passag lik this, you can s how upst th phariss wr whn Jsus would claim to b th Son of God. Th King to com, th Mssiah, th Son of God ths ar all th sam prson, which w tak for grantd. Howvr, this is th psalm which tlls us that ths ar all th sam Prson. In v. 2, w hav th princs of th

30 Psalm 2 30 world taking a stand against Jhovah and His Anointd (= Mssiah). In v. 6, God anoints His King on th holy mountain of Zion. In this vrs, God th Fathr says, You ar My Son. Today, I hav givn birth to you! Evn though this is an lmntary point, this vrs is fulfilld in Jsus Christ: Psalm 89:27: And I will mak him My first-born, highr than th kings of th arth. John 1:14, 18: And th Word bcam flsh, and tabrnacld among us. And w bhld His glory, th glory as of th only bgottn of th Fathr, full of grac and of truth...no on has sn God at any tim; th Only-bgottn Son, who is in th bosom of th Fathr, H has dclard Him. John 3:16: For God so lovd th world that H gav His only-bgottn Son, that whovr blivs in Him should not prish but hav vrlasting lif. Matt., 3:17: And lo, a voic from Havn, saying, This is My blovd Son, in whom I am wll plasd. Hb. 1:6: And again, whn H brings in th First-born into th world, H says, "And lt all th angls of God worship Him." Gill writs: [Jsus Christ is God s Son] not by cration, as angls and mn; nor by adoption, as saints; nor by offic, as civil magistrats; nor on account of his incarnation or rsurrction; nor bcaus of th grat lov of God unto him; but in such a way of filiation as cannot b said of any cratur nor of any othr (Hb. 1:5); H is th tru, propr, natural, and trnal Son of God, and as such dclard, ownd, and acknowldgd by Jhovah th Fathr, as in ths words. 22 You s, rvlation is progrssiv. And it is hr whr David clarly dclars that God would anoint His King, His King Whom H calls My Son. And, so thr is no confusion, what God and His King, th Son, will do thos who ar in opposition to Thm is prsntd in th following vrss, tying th idntify of th Son vn mor to th Mssiah, Who is opposd by th kings of th arth in v. 2. Whatvr David may hav had in mind whn h wrot this as prtaining to himslf is clarly scondary to what h is prophsying. Evn though David is calld a son by God in 2Sam. 4:12 14, th rmaindr of this psalm is clarly about God s Son, Jsus Christ. Th NIV Study Bibl suggsts that Fathr and Son rfr to a grat king and a subjct king; that is, th lattr owd 23 th formr allgianc and obdinc. I don t know if I bliv that, but I mntion it hr. It could b tru, with Jsus Christ bing th subjct king, as H was subsrvint to th fathr s will (our Lord s humanity had fr will 24 and in thory, at last, could choos against God s plan). Howvr, I think actual sonship is mor in viw. Th NIV Study Bibl rarly cits a sourc. Furthrmor, I don t know that this intrprtation prsrvs th rlationship which this psalm stablishs. In fact, th rlationship btwn God and David, as though Fathr and son (2Sam. 7:14), sms to point toward th prsonal Fathr and son rlationship, rathr than to that of a powrful king and a vassal king. Psalm 2:7d Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs ânîy (éð.àè ) [pronouncd aw-nee] I, m; in answr to a qustion, it mans I am, it is I st 1 prson singular, prsonal pronoun Strong s #589 BDB #58 yôwm (í é) [pronouncd yohm] day; today (with a dfinit articl) masculin singular noun with a dfinit articl Strong s #3117 BDB # Dr. John Gill, John Gill s Exposition of th Entir Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:7. 23 Th NIV Study Bibl; 1995 by Th Zondrvan Corporation; p This brings up a discussion I am not rady to dlv into hr. Jsus Christ, in His humanity, chos to go to th cross. This was God s plan for Him and it involvd sparation from God and taking upon Himslf th punishmnt for our s ins. Th pain H ndurd is compltly unimaginabl to us. As God is infinit, and w cannot grasp His infinity; so was His pain and suffring. This is not a rfrnc to th crucifixion, which physical pain was horrid almost byond dscription; but bing judgd for our sins. That was th gratr pain and a pain which cannot b fathomd by us. Jsus Christ obyd God th Fathr in going to th cross on our bhalf. Thr is a clar indication that Jsus Christ wnt to th cross of His own fr will and thr is also clar indication that God did not hav to choos to do this on our bhalf. Aftr all, God did not do this for th angls who fll.

31 31 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Psalm 2:7d Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs yâlad (ãìé) ÇÈ [pronouncd yaw-lahd] to giv birth, to bar, to b born, to bar, to bring forth, to bgt st 1 prson singular, Qal prfct with th 2 nd prson masculin singular suffix Strong s #3205 BDB #408 Translation:...Today, I hav givn birth to You. This is intrsting hr. W do not find th Hiphil of this vrb, which mans to fathr, to sir, to caus to b born. Th Hiphil is gnrally usd of th fathr of a son. Th form of this vrb is usd mor whn th woman is th subjct. Th woman givs birth to or bars th child. Th ida hr is, w ar using a much mor intimat word for giving birth with God as th subjct. Thrfor, a fw points on... Th Qal of th Vrb Yâlad 1. Whn a man is spokn of as fathring a child, th Hiphil of yâlad is gnrally usd (Gn. 11:27 25:19 Num. 26:29 Ruth 4:18 19).. 2. Th Hiphil is th causativ stm; th man is a caus of th child bing born; howvr, h dos not actually giv birth to th child himslf. 3. Howvr, hr w hav th Qal of yâlad bing usd, a vrb form which is gnrally rsrvd for th woman (Gn. 4:22 16:1 24:24, 47 Num. 26:59 Ruth 4:12). 4. I should mntion that I am spaking in gnralitis hr; thr ar a fw instancs whn mn ar said to bar childrn, using th Qal of this vrb (Gn 10:8, 13, 15). Howvr, thos ar xcptions, and th fathr s clos influnc on or rlationship with th child is mphasizd. 5. Th Hiphil is rsrvd xclusivly for mn. 6. Th Qal mans to actually giv birth to, b bar a child. 7. Th Qal form is a much mor intimat and prsonal vrb form for giving birth. Whn usd of mn, th ida of clos rsmblanc, influnc or rlationship is mphasizd. 8. In mythology, w hav many gods who imprgnat womn hr on arth, and th womn giv birth to halfmn, half-god craturs. This, in fact, is a countrfit Mssiah, along th lins of Gn. 6 (th historical prcdnt for mythology). 9. Th us of th Qal hr sparats th Tru God from th myriads of fals gods from mythology. 10. In cass of a fathr siring many childrn, th Hiphil is always usd (Dut. 4:25 28:41 2Chron. 11:21 24:3). 11. W ar spaking of a vry spcial instanc, a vry spcial cas hr, whr God bars a Son. 12. Jhovah God did not imprgnat dozns of womn hr on arth. Thr was no sx involvd, as Mary was a virgin whn sh bcam prgnant with Jsus. In fact, sh rmaind a virgin until aftr Jsus was born (Matt. 1:24 25). 13. Howvr, God giving birth to Jsus is mor powrful and mor intimat than a man who fathrs a child, thrfor, th Qal form of th vrb is usd. 14. Thrfor, w ar spaking of much mor than th fathring of a child. 15. Strong fathrly influnc, rsmblanc and rlationship is implid with th Qal form of yâlad. This is th rason that David uss th Qal stm hr instad. 16. David is crtainly not spaking about himslf in this psalm. Evn though this may hav bn his original intnt, h has strayd far from that intnt. 17. For him to us th Qal form of yâlad whn it coms to God giving birth to him would b mgalomania if not blasphmy. 18. Th Qal of this vrb tlls us vn mor that David is spaking of th Grat King to Com and that th mphasis in this psalm is not his own kingship. 19. Th us of th Qal also mphasizs th dity of Jsus Christ, as King, Mssiah and Son of Jhovah.

32 Psalm 2 32 Th Qal of th Vrb Yâlad 20. Now is this tim to rally listn: if this was a simpl rfrnc to th incarnation of our Lord Jsus Christ, thn God th Holy Spirit would hav usd th Hiphil form of this vrb. Howvr, God th Holy Spirit causd (Hiphil connotation) th author to us th Qal, which is a vrb gnrally rsrvd for th woman. For that rason, this should suggst to us that mayb God th Holy Spirit is not spaking of th incarnation of Jsus Christ as a baby mrging from th womb of Mary. This is vn mor powrful than that. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx W find this vrs quotd in th Nw Tstamnt. Whn Paul and his missionary ntourag arrivd in Antioch, Paul wnt to th synagogu to prsnt th gospl of Jsus Christ. Whn xhortations wr askd for, Paul stood up and said, Mn, brothrs, sons of th rac of Abraham, and whovr among you fars God, th Word of this salvation is snt to you. For thos living in Jrusalm, and thir rulrs, not having known this On, and th voics of th Prophts bing rad throughout vry Sabbath, condmning Him, thy fulfilld th Scripturs. And finding not on caus of dath in Him, thy bggd Pilat to do away with Him. And whn thy had fulfilld all that was writtn concrning Him, taking Him down from th tr, thy laid Him in a tomb. But God raisd Him from th dad, who appard for many days by thos who cam up with Him from Galil to Jrusalm, who ar His witnsss to th popl. And w prach th gospl to you, th promis mad to th fathrs, this God has fulfilld to us thir childrn, raising up Jsus, as also it is writtn in th scond Psalm, "You ar My Son, this day I hav bgottn You." (Acts 13:26 33). Paul quotd svral Scripturs at this tim, but this is th passag whr God promiss a Son to stand up to t Gntil nations. Gill rmarks about this phras Today, I hav givn birth to You: [This] act of bgtting rfrs not to th natur, nor to th offic, but th prson of Christ; not to his natur, not to his divin natur, which is common with th Fathr and Spirit; whrfor if His was bgottn, Thirs must b also: much lss to His human natur, in which H is nvr said to b bgottn, but always to b mad, and with rspct to which h is without fathr: nor to his offic as Mdiator, in which h is not a Son, but a srvant; bsids, H was a Son prvious to His bing Propht, Prist, and King; and His offic is not th foundation of His Sonship, but His Sonship is th foundation of His offic; or by which that is supportd, and which fits him for th prformanc of it: but it has rspct to his prson; for, as in human gnration, prson bgts prson, and lik bgts lik, so in divin gnration; but car must b takn to rmov all imprfction from it, such as divisibility and multiplication of ssnc, priority and postriority, dpndnc, and th lik: nor can th "modus" or mannr of it b concivd or xplaind by us. Th dat of it, "today", dsigns trnity, as in Isa. 43:13, which is on continud day, an vrlasting now. And this may b applid to any tim and cas in which Christ is dclard to b th Son of God; as at his incarnation, his baptism, and transfiguration upon th mount, and his rsurrction from th dad, as it is in Acts 13:33; bcaus thn h was dclard to b th Son of God with powr, (Rom. 1:4); and to His ascnsion into havn, whr H was mad Lord and Christ, and his divin sonship mor manifstly appard; which sms to b th tim and cas mor spcially rfrrd to hr, if it b compard with Hb. 1:3. 25 Now, to my way of thinking, whn I first rad this, I had always assumd that th human natur of Jsus Christ is what was bgottn; howvr, I provid Gill s opinion so that w can all pondr it. Now lt m giv you th words of J. Vrnon McG: T his is a vrs that th Jhovah Witnsss us a grat dal. I wish thy would listn long nough to find out what it mans. It would hlp thm a grat dal to find it has no rfrnc to th birth of th Lord Jsus Christ which thy would s if only thy would turn to th Nw Tstamnt and lt th Spirit of God intrprt. This vrs was quotd by th Apostl Paul whn h prachd in Antioch of Pisidia. This is, I bliv, on of his gratst srmons, and h is talking about th rsurrction of Jsus Christ: God has fulfilld th sam unto us thir childrn, in that H raisd up Jsus again; as it stands writtn in th scond Psalm, You ar my Son, this day I hav bgottn You. (Acts 13:33) 25 Dr. John Gill, John Gill s Exposition of th Entir Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:7.

33 33 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Th rfrnc in th scond Psalm is not to th birth of Jsus. H was nvr bgottn in th sns of having a bginning. Rathr, this is in rfrnc to His rsurrction. Christ was bgottn out of Josph s tomb. Jsus is th trnal Son of God, and God is th trnal Fathr. You cannot hav an trnal Fathr without having an trnal Son. Thy wr this throughout trnity. This is thir position in th Trinity. It hasn t anything to do with somon bing born, but it dos hav somthing to do with somon bing bgottn from th dad. It has to do with rsurrction. I m afraid th Jhovah Witnsss hav not hard this, but thy could find, with a littl honst sarching, that th Nw Tstamnt maks it vry clar Jsus Christ is not a cratur. H is th thanthropic Prson. H is th God-man. Psalm 2:7 sustains this doctrin. 26 Th writr of Hbrws quots a grat many Scripturs; howvr, this is th first passag that h quots: God, who at many tims and in many ways spok in tim past to th fathrs by th prophts, has in ths last days spokn to us by His Son, whom H has appointd hir of all things, by whom also H mad th worlds, who bing th shining splndor of His glory, and th xprss imag of His ssnc, and upholding all things by th word of His powr, through Himslf clansing of our sins, H sat down on th right of th Majsty on high, bing mad so much bttr than th angls, as H has by inhritanc obtaind a mor xcllnt nam than thy. For to which of th angls did H say at any tim, "You ar My Son, this day I hav bgottn You?" And again, "I will b to Him a Fathr, and H shall b to M a Son? (Hb. 1:1 5; Psalm 2:7 2Sam. 7:14). Jsus is th uniqu Prson of th univrs fully God and fully man; th Son of God and th Son of Man. Latr, th writr of Hbrws spaks about th High Prist and how Jsus, th Son of God, is th High Prist: For vry high prist takn from among mn is ordaind for mn in th things prtaining to God, so that h may offr both gifts and sacrifics for sins, who can hav compassion on th ignorant and on thos who ar out of th way. For h himslf also is compassd with waknss. And bcaus of this h should, as for th popl, so also for himslf, offr for sins. And no man taks this honor to himslf, but h who is calld of God, as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify Himslf to b mad a high prist, but H who said to Him, "You ar My Son, today I hav bgottn You." As H says also in anothr plac, "You ar a prist forvr aftr th ordr of Mlchizdk" (Hb. 1:1 5; Psalm 2:7 110:1). God snt on Son, on High Prist, on Grat Propht, on Mssiah, on Suffring Srvant, on King; ths ar all dsignations for Jsus Christ. 27 Matthw Hnry maks thr major points concrning this vrs: Matthw Hnry s Commntary on Psalm 2:7 and God s Dcr 1. Th kingdom of th Mssiah is foundd upon a dcr, an trnal dcr, of God th Fathr. It was not a suddn rsolv, it was not th trial of an xprimnt, but th rsult of th counsls of th divin wisdom and th dtrminations of th divin will, bfor all worlds, nithr of which can b altrd - th prcpt or statut (so som rad it), th covnant or compact (so othrs), th fdral transactions btwn th Fathr and th Son concrning man's rdmption, rprsntd by th covnant of royalty mad with David and his sd (Psalm 89:3). This our Lord Jsus oftn rfrrd to as that which, all along in his undrtaking, h govrnd himslf by; This is th will of him that snt m, (John 6:40). This commandmnt hav I rcivd of my Fathr, (John 10:18 14:31). 2. Thr is a dclaration of that dcr as far as is ncssary for th satisfaction of all thos who ar calld and commandd to yild thmslvs subjcts to this king, and to lav thos inxcusabl who will not hav him to rign ovr thm. H has his right to rul from what Jhovah said to him, by whos word all things wr mad and ar govrnd. 3. Christ hr maks a two-fold titl to his kingdom: (1) His titl is by inhritanc (Psalm 2:7): Thou ar my Son, this day hav I bgottn You. This scriptur th apostl quots (Hb. 1:5) to prov that Christ has a mor xcllnt nam than th angls, but that h 26 J. Vrnon McG, Psalms Volum 1; Thru th Bibl Books, h1977, p Matthw Hnry, Commntary on th Whol Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:7 9. I did som minor diting.

34 Psalm 2 34 Matthw Hnry s Commntary on Psalm 2:7 and God s Dcr obtaind it by inhritanc (Psalm 2:4). H is th Son of God, not by adoption, but his bgottn Son, th only bgottn of th Fathr (John 1:14). And th Fathr owns him, and will hav this dclard to th world as th rason why h is constitutd King upon th holy hill of Zion; H is thrfor unqustionably ntitld to, and prfctly qualifid for, that grat trust. H is th Son of God, and thrfor of th sam natur with th Fathr, has in him all th fulnss of th godhad, infinit wisdom, powr, and holinss. H is th Son of God, and thrfor dar to him, his blovd Son, in whom H is wll plasd; and upon this account w ar to rciv him as a King; for bcaus th Fathr lovs th Son h hath givn all things into his hand (John 3:35 5:20). Bing a Son, H is hir of all things, and, th Fathr having mad th worlds by him, it is asy to infr thrfor that by Him also H govrns thm; for H is th trnal Wisdom and th trnal Word. [Furthr vidnc is givn by] His rsurrction from th dad, also xprssly applid by th apostl (Acts 13:33). H raisd up Jsus again, as it is writtn, You ar my Son, this day hav I fathrd You. It was by th rsurrction from th dad, that sign of th propht Jonah, which was to b th most convincing of all, that h was dclard to b th Son of God with powr (Rom 1:4). Christ is said to b th first-bgottn and first-born from th dad (Rv. 1:5 Col. 1:18). (2) A titl by agrmnt (Psalm 2:8, 9). Th agrmnt is, in short, this: th Son must undrtak th offic of an intrcssor, and, upon that condition, h shall hav th honour and powr of a univrsal monarch: Thrfor will I divid him a portion with th grat, bcaus h mad intrcssion for th transgrssors (Isa. 53:12),. H shall b a prist upon his thron, and th counsl of pac shall b btwn thm both (Zch. 6:13). i. Th Son must put Himslf voluntarily into a stat of infriority to th Fathr, by taking upon him th human natur; for, as God, h was qual in powr and glory with th Fathr and had nothing to ask. It supposs th making of a satisfaction by th virtu of which th intrcssion must b mad, and th paying of a pric, on which this larg dmand was to b groundd (John 17:4 5). Th Son, in asking th hathn for his inhritanc, aims, not only at his own honour, but at thir happinss in him; so that h intrcds for thm, vr livs to do so, and is thrfor abl to sav to th uttrmost. ii. Th Fathr promiss Him first that His govrnmnt shall b univrsal: H will hav th hathn for His inhritanc, as wll as th Jws. Thos in th uttrmost parts of th arth (as this nation of ours) shall b His possssion, and H shall hav multituds of willing loyal subjcts among thm. Christians ar th possssion of th Lord Jsus; thy ar to Him for a nam and a prais. This is in part fulfilld; a grat part of th Gntil world rcivd th gospl whn it was first prachd, and Christ's thron was st up thr whr Satan's sat had long bn. But it is to b yt furthr accomplishd whn th kingdoms of this world shall bcom th kingdoms of th Lord and of his Christ (Rv. 11:15). Scondly, God promiss that th Son will b victorious: You shalt brak thm (thos of thm that oppos thy kingdom) with a rod of iron (Psalm 2:9). This was in part fulfilld whn th nation of th Jws, thos that prsistd in unblif and nmity to Christ's gospl, wr dstroyd by th Roman powr, which was rprsntd (Danil 2:40) by ft of iron, as hr by a rod of iron. It had a furthr accomplishmnt in th dstruction of th Pagan powrs, whn th Christian rligion cam to b stablishd; but it will not b compltly fulfilld till all opposing rul, principality, and powr, shall b finally put down (1Cor. 15:24; Psalm 110:5 6). Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx Ask from M and lt M giv Gntils [as] Your inhritanc; and Your possssion, nds of arth. Psalm 2:8 Ask of M and lt M giv You th Gntil nations [for] Your inhritanc as wll as th nds of th arth [for] Your possssion.

35 35 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) If You ask M, I will giv you th Gntil nations for an inhritanc as wll as th nds of th arth as Your possssion. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Th Sptuagint Ask of m, and I will giv you th hathn for Your inhritanc and th uttrmost parts of th arth for Your domination. Ask of M and I will giv You th hathn and th nds of th arth [for] Your inhritanc. Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV NLT Ask m for th nations, and vry nation on arth will blong to you. Only ask, and I will giv you th nations as your inhritanc, th nds of th arth as your possssion. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) Ask m, and I will giv you th nations as your inhritanc and th nds of th arth as your own possssion. Ask it of M, and I will mak th nations your domain; your stat, th limits of th arth. Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: MKJV Young's Updatd LT Ask of M, and I shall giv th nations for Your inhritanc; and th uttrmost parts of th arth for Your possssion. Ask of M and I giv nations your inhritanc, And your possssion th nds of arth. What is th gist of this vrs? God th Fathr tlls God th Son to ask for th nations of th arth, and H will giv thm to Him. Psalm 2:8a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs shâ al (ì Ç Èà ) [pronouncd shaw-ahl] to ask, to ptition, to rqust, to inquir; to dmand; to qustion, to intrrogat nd 2 prson masculin singular, Qal imprativ Strong s #7592 BDB #981 min (ï îò ) [pronouncd min] from, off, out from, out of, away from, on account of, sinc, than, mor than, gratr than prposition of sparation st with th 1 prson plural suffix Strong's #4480 BDB #577 w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251

36 Psalm 2 36 Psalm 2:8a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs nâthan (ï Ç Èú ð) [pronouncd naw- THAHN] to giv, to grant, to plac, to put, to st st 1 prson singular, Qal imprfct with th cohortativ hê Strong's #5414 BDB #678 gôwyîm (íéò ) [pronouncd goh-yeem] Gntils, [Gntil] nation, popl, popls, nations masculin plural noun Strong s #1471 BDB #156 nachãlâh (ä È Âì Çç ð) [pronouncd nah-khuh- LAW] inhritanc, possssion, proprty, hritag fminin singular noun nd with th 2 prson masculin singular suffix; pausal form Strong s #5159 BDB #635 Translation: Ask of M and lt M giv You th Gntil nations [for] Your inhritanc... W hav svral instancs of hathn kings offring to a favord prson whatvr that prson dsirs (Esthr 5:6 Matt. 14:7). So this parallls that sort of kingly offr. This is God th Fathr spaking to God th Son. God did not tll David to ask Him, and h would giv David all th Gntil nations. That is silly. Howvr, this promis is mad to God th Son. All of th Gntil nations will b ruld by God th Son during th Millnnium. Again, no mattr what David s original intntion st nd whn h bgan to writ this psalm, it is crtainly about th 1 and 2 advnts of our Lord and Savior. And th writr of Hbrws furthr tlls us that His inhritanc is far gratr than that offrd to any of th angls (Hb. 1:4). Psalm 2:8b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and, vn, thn; namly simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 ã chûzzâh (ä È çëàâ ) [pronouncd uh-khooz- ZAW] possssion [of land, slavs, tc.], land possssion; inhritanc fminin singular noun nd with th 2 prson masculin singular suffix Strong s #272 BDB #28 phç (ñô à ) [pronouncd EH-fs] nds, xtrmitis, xtrmity, xtrm limits; casing; sols [xtrmitis] of ft in dual masculin plural substantiv construct Strong s #657 BDB #67 phç is usd as both a substantiv and as an advrb with, of cours, diffrnt manings. rts (õ ø à ) [pronouncd EH-rts] arth (all or a portion throf), land fminin singular noun; pausal form Strong's #776 BDB #75 Translation:...as wll as th nds of th arth [for] Your possssion. All of th arth will b ruld by God th Son during th Millnnium. Ths statmnts ar paralll quivalnt. All of th arth blongs to God th Fathr: Ex. 19:5: And now if you will oby My voic indd, and kp My covnant, thn you shall b a pculiar trasur to M abov all th nations; for all th arth is Min. God th Fathr will giv to God th Son th ntir arth including His othr shp for His possssion. As w find in Isa. 49:6: And H said, It is but a littl thing that You should b My srvant to rais up th tribs of Jacob, and to bring back th prsrvd ons of Isral; I will also giv You for a light to th nations, to b My salvation to th nd of th arth. Or, Psalm 22:27 28: All th nds of th world shall rmmbr and turn to Jhovah; and all th familis of th nations shall worship bfor You. For

37 37 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) th kingdom is Jhovah's; and H is th rulr among th nations. And Psalm 72:8: H shall also hav th rul from sa to sa, and from th Rivr to th nds of th arth. 28 Barns commnts about this vrs: Ask of M and lt M giv You th Gntil nations [for] Your inhritanc as wll as th nds of th arth [for] Your possssion. Barns Thr Points About th Inhritanc Promisd to God th Son 1. This promis is spcifically for God th Son. This [inhritanc] can hav its fulfillmnt only in th Lord Jsus Christ. It was not tru of David nor of any othr Hbrw monarch that h had concdd to him, in fact, any such possssion. Thir dominions xtndd, at any tim, but littl byond th bounds of Palstin, and mbracd a vry limitd part of th arth - but a small trritory, vn as compard with many thn xisting kingdoms. Th phras usd hr could nvr hav bn applid to th limitd and narrow country of Palstin. 2. This promis has bn tmporarily dlayd, but it still rmains in ffct. Th promis is to b undrstood as still in full forc. It has nvr bn canclld or rcalld, and though its fulfillmnt has smd to b long dlayd, yt as no tim was spcifid, its spirit and maning hav not bn disrgardd. Evnts hav shown that it was not intndd that it should b spdily accomplishd; and vnts, whn no tim is spcifid, should b allowd to b intrprtrs of th original maning of th prophcy. 3. Th promis will yt b fulfilld. It is vidntly supposd in th promis that th Mssiah would ask for this; and it is solmnly affirmd that if h did, this wid inhritanc would b grantd to him. Th world, thn, is to b rgardd as givn by covnant to th Son of God, and in du tim h will st up his dominion ovr th arth, and rul ovr mankind. Th priod is coming whn th actual scptr swayd ovr th nations of th arth will b that of th Son of God, and whn his right to giv laws and to rign will b acknowldgd from th rising to th stting sun. This is th only thing in th futur that is crtainly known to us, and this is nough to mak vrything in that futur bright. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx As you hav no doubt pickd up, v. 8 has nothing to do with missionary work; vrything to do with Christ s rign ovr this arth. You mak a loud nois with [or, You Shphrd with] a rod of iron; as a manufacturd good of a pottr, You smash thm [into pics]. Psalm 2:9 You shphrd [or, shattr] thm with an iron rod; You smash thm [into pics] lik a pottr s vssl. You sh ph rd th m with an iron rod; You smash thm into pics as though thy ar a pottr s clay vssl. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Th Sptuagint You will shphrd thm with a rod of iron; You will brak thm in pics lik a pottr s vssl. You will shphrd thm with a rod of iron; You will dash thm in pics as a pottr s vssl. Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: 28 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:8. Slightly ditd.

38 Psalm 2 38 CEV NJB NLT You will smash thm with an iron rod and shattr thm lik dishs of clay. With an iron scptr you will brak thm, shattr thm lik so many pots. You will brak thm with an iron rod and smash thm lik clay pots. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) You will brak thm with an iron scptr. You will smash thm to pics lik pottry. You can smash thm with an iron mac, shattr thm lik a pottr s war. Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: Updatd Emphasizd Bibl MKJV Young's Updatd LT You will shphrd thm with a scptr of iron, <As a pottr s vssl> You will dash thm in pics. You shall brak thm with a rod of iron; You shall dash thm in pics lik a pottr's vssl. You rul thm with a scptr of iron, As a vssl of a pottr You crush thm. What is th gist of this vrs? God th Son will dcimat th nations which ar in opposition to thm. H will brak thm lik so much pottry. Psalm 2:9a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs râ a (ò òç øè ) [pronouncd raw-ìahì] to mak a loud nois; to b vil [from th ida of raging or bing tumultuous]; to b bad, to displas; possibly to b unplasant and mbittring; to brak, to shattr nd 2 prson masculin singular, Qal imprfct rd with th 3 prson masculin plural suffix Strong s #7489 BDB #949 Notic that th Grk and th Aramaic (Syriac) ar much diffrnt; thy both us th vrb to shphrd. This is 29 what is found in th Latin, Arabic and Ethiopian vrsions as wll. Thrfor, th word in th Hbrw could hav originally bn... râ âh (ä È Èò ø) [pronouncd raw- ÌAWH] to shphrd, to pastur, to tnd to graz, to fd; to rul? nd 2 prson masculin singular, Qal imprfct rd with th 3 prson masculin plural suffix Strong s #7462 BDB #944 This is not in th Hbrw txt, but this is probably what should b in th Hbrw txt. Th othr option is, râ a is th Hbrw word, and th ancint translators assumd it to b râ âh instad. I will discuss this furthr blow. h b ( ) [pronouncd b ] Ó in, into, at, by, nar, on, with, bfor, in th prsnc of, upon, against, by mans of, among, within a prposition of proximity No Strong s # BDB #88 29 Josph Bryant Rothrham s Th Emphasizd Bibl; h1971 by Krgl Publications ; p Th lattr two according to Dr. John Gill, John Gill s Exposition of th Entir Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:9.

39 39 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Psalm 2:9a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs shêbþ (è Åá ) B [pronouncd SHAY -vt] rod, staff, club, scptr and figurativly for a trib, subdivision of a trib or family masculin singular construct Strong s #7626 BDB #986 bar zl (ìæ Ó Çø ) iron masculin singular noun [pronouncd bar -ZEL] Strong s #1270 BDB #137 Translation: You shphrd [or, shattr] thm with an iron rod;... It is difficult to mak th dtrmination of th word usd hr. As you s in th Hbrw xgsis abov, th word may possibly b to shphrd in th Hbrw. This appars to b th cas basd upon th Grk, Latin, Aramaic (Syriac), Arabic and Ethiopian. In th Hbrw, it is a difficult call, as som of ths ancint translations may hav lookd back upon th Grk in ordr to mak thir dtrmination. Taking this word to man to shphrd ruins an xact paralllism, which sms to hav bn carfully stablishd in th prvious vrs. Howvr, this could b th sort of paralllism whr th scond claus th is rsult of th first claus, rathr than bing idntical to th first. If this is takn to b râ â, thn Jsus Christ is said to shattr th kings who oppos Him. If this is takn to b râ ah, thn H shphrds (or ruls ovr) with a strong, but just govrnmnt (a rod of iron); dispnsing svr punishmnt whnvr appropriat (You shattr thm lik so many clay pots). This vrs is fulfilld in Rv. 12:5, which rads: And sh gav birth to a Son, a mal child, who is to rul all th nations with a rod of iron; and hr child was caught up to God and to His thron (compar Rv. 19:15). Furthrmor, this vrs is quotd in Rv. 2:27: And h will rul thm with a rod of iron, as th vssls of a pottr thy will b brokn to pics, vn as I rcivd from My Fathr. Also, that Jsus Christ quots this passag in this way maks m think that to shphrd, to rul is th propr undrstanding hr. Th ida is, God th Son will rul or shphrd ths nations with a rod of iron; thr will b no rlativ moralism. Thr will b no such thing as scond chancs. Mn will b born without old sin naturs and thy can choos to sin from thir own fr will, apart vn from th tmptation of Satan. Although it is not clar whthr or not mn will choos to sin, that appars to b th implication. If man dos sin, h will b punishd immdiatly. Barns has a fw rmarks with rspct to th rod of iron: Th xprssion with a rod of iron rfrs to th scptr which h would bar. A scptr was somtims mad of wood, somtims of gold, somtims of ivory, and somtims of iron. Th ida, whn th past was th cas, was, that th dominion was absolut, and that thr was nothing that could rsist it. Prhaps th ida of justic or svrity would b that which would b most naturally suggstd by this. As applicabl to th Mssiah, it can only man that his nmis would b crushd and subdud bfor him. 30 Zodhiats, on th othr hand, dos not s this as a royal scptr, but as a rod of corrction. Thr is rally no 31 contradiction for it to hav both functions to rfr both to our Lord s royal offic as wll as to His rod which h uss to corrct and guid us (in this cas, to shattr thos who do not trust in Him). Zodhiats also points out that th fact that Jsus is mk dos not xclud angr (both ar, of cours, anthropopathisms). Compar Matt. 11:28 30 and 23:2 39. God s absolut and prfct justic looks as though it is mknss and mrcy to th blivr, but wrath and fury to th unblivr. Howvr, it is ssntially th sam charactristic in Jsus Christ. 30 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:9. 31 Th Complt Word Study Old Tstamnt; Dr. S. Zodhiats; 1994 AMG Publishrs; p

40 Psalm 2 40 Psalm 2:9b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs kaph or k ( ) Ó [pronouncd k ] lik, as, according to; about, approximatly prposition of comparison or approximation No Strong s # BDB #453 k lîy (é ì. ) [pronouncd k l] manufacturd good, artifact, articl, utnsil, vssl, wapon, armor, furnitur, rcptacl; baggag, valuabls masculin singular construct Strong s #3627 BDB #479 yâtsar (øç Èö é) [pronouncd yaw-tsar] a pottr, an artist; a crator Qal activ participl Strong s #3335 BDB #427 Th Qal imprfct mans to form, to mold, to sculpt, to fashion; to dstin, to prdstin, to forordain; to form in th mind, to dvis, to plan. nâphats (õ - Èô ð) [pronouncd naw-fats] to brak, to smash into pics; to scattr, to disprs; [a popl] nd 2 prson masculin singular, Pil imprfct rd with th 3 prson masculin plural suffix Strong s #5310 BDB #658 & #659 Translation:...You smash thm [into pics] lik a pottr s vssl. This indicats that th nations ar nothing bfor th Son of God. H can choos to smash thm as a pottr would smash his own clay crations. As Gill 32 tlls us, pottry is asily shattrd with a rod of iron. W find a paralll vrs in Isa. 30:14: And H shall brak it as th braking of th pottrs' vssl that is brokn in pics. H shall hav no pity, so that thr shall not b found in th braking of it a shard to tak fir from th harth, or to tak watr out of th pit. Also compar Jr. 19:11a: And shall say to thm, So says Jhovah of Hosts, Evn so I will brak this popl of this city, as on braks a pottr's vssl that cannot b mad whol again. Barns commnts about th shattring of th pottr s clay: A vssl or instrumnt mad by a pottr; a vssl mad of clay. This is asily brokn, and spcially with a rod of iron, and th ida hr is that h would crush and subdu his nmis as asily as this could b don. No imag could mor happily xprss th as with which h would subdu his fos; and this accords with all th rprsntations of th Nw Tstamnt - that with infinit cas - with a word - Christ can subdu his nmis, and consign thm to ruin. Compar Matt. 25:41, 46; Luk 19: Barns commnts: Th ida is that h would crush and subdu all his fos. H would hav absolut powr, and th grant which had bn mad to him would b accompanid with authority sufficint to hold it. That dominion which was to b concdd to him would b not only on of protction to his frinds, but also of punishmnt on his nmis; and th statmnt hr is mad prominnt bcaus th formr part of th psalm had rspct to rbls, and th Mssiah is hr rprsntd as bing invstd with powr sufficint to punish and rstrain thm. Thn Barns givs us som passags which rlatd to th harshnss of th wrath of Jsus Christ: Isa. 11:4: H will strik th arth with th rod of his mouth, and with th brath of his lips shall h slay th wickd. So Psalm 110:6: H will judg among th hathn; h shall fill th placs with th dad bodis. So, likwis, Rv. 19:15: And out of his mouth gos a sharp sword, that with it h should strik th nations; and h shall rul thm with a rod of iron; and h trads th winprss of th fircnss and wrath of Almighty God. Barns concluds: Th sns hr is, simply, that th Mssiah would b absolut; that h would hav powr to qull all rbllion against God, and to 32 Dr. John Gill, John Gill s Exposition of th Entir Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:9. 33 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, 2:9.

41 41 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) punish all thos that ris up against him; and that on thos who ar incorrigibly rbllious h would xrcis that powr, and tak ffctual mans to subdu thm. This is mrly what is don by all just govrnmnts, and is by no mans inconsistnt with th ida that such a govrnmnt would b mild and gntl toward thos who ar obdint. Th protction of th rightous maks th punishmnt of th wickd ncssary in all govrnmnts, and th on cannot b scurd without th othr. This vrs is applid to th Mssiah in th Book of Rvlation, in Rv. 2:27 19:15 12:5. 34 McG commnts: This is th way H will com th scond tim to judg th arth. H has not askd m to apologiz for Him, so I won t apologiz. H says that H intnds to com to this littl plant and put down th rbllion that has brokn out and H will brak thm with a rod of iron. Mayb you don t lik that. Wll, you tak it up with Him. H said it, and H is going to do it just that way Now I hav a qustion to ask you, if you think H ought to do it th way som of our political ladrs ar suggsting. Suppos Jsus cam back to this arth tomorrow, lik H cam ovr 1900 yars ago, th man of Galil, th carpntr of Nazarth, th gntl Jsus. Suppos H wnt to th Krmlin and k nock d at th door. W hovr k ps th stor ovr thr would com and say, Ys? H would say, I m Jsus, I m hr to tak ovr. Do you think thy would say, My, w hav bn waiting for you? No, thy d put Him bfor a firing squad in th morning. My frind, how do you think H could tak ovr if h cam to Russia today? H would hav to brak thm with a rod of iron, would H not? Apparntly that is what H is going to do. Now suppos H gos to Franc. Thy don t want Him. Suppos h wnt down to Rom. I was thr just a fw wks ago. I wnt ovr th Tibr and listnd to a man spak. Although I could not undrstand what h was saying, I was told h was tlling th world how thy ought to do it. H would lik to tak ovr. Suppos our Lord would go and knock on th door of th Vatican. Th man with th long garmnt would com to th door, and th Lord Jsus would say, I m hr to tak ovr. What do you think h would say? I think h would say, I don t think so, Scootr. I don t think h would want Him. Suppos H cam to this country. Suppos H wnt to th Dmocratic hadquartrs or th Rpublican hadquartrs, and said, I m hr to tak ovr. Thy would say, W r gtting rady for a prsidntial campaign, w v alrady got our candidats, so w don t nd You. Now mayb you think thir raction would b diffrnt. Mayb you ar saying, Oh, thy would tak Him. Thn why don t thy tak Him? Thy will not bcaus thy won t hav Him! Suppos H wnt to th World council of churchs today, ad H said to Protstantism, I m hr. Would thy rciv Him? Thn why don t thy rciv Him today? My frind, whn H coms th scond tim H will com xactly as God said: You will brak thm with a rod of iron; You will dash thm in pics lik a pottr s vssl. H intnds to put down th rbllion whn h coms to this arth th nxt tim. Oh, my frind, this namby pamby way of thinking that our God is not going to judg! You and I ar living in a world this is moving to judgmnt day, and God is going to judg. 35 Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx God Rcommnds that th Kings of th Earth Rspct His Son Now that David has warnd his radrs about what God will do, from hr to th nd of th psalm, h tlls ths rulrs what thy should do. All th admonishmnts hav to do with thir rlationship with God. And now, kings, b prud nt; b admonishd, rulrs of arth. Psalm 2:10 Th r for, b prud nt, O kings; and b admonishd, O rulrs of th arth:... Th r for, b prud nt, O kings; and b admonishd, O rulrs of th arth: Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:9. 35 J. Vrnon McG, Psalms Volum 1; Thru th Bibl Books, h1977, pp I did som slight diting.

42 Psalm 2 42 Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Th Sptuagint B wis, thrfor, O kings; b instructd, judgs of th arth:... Now, thrfor, undrstand you kings; b instructd, all you that judg th arth:... Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV B smart, all you rulrs, and pay clos attntion. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) Now, you kings, act wisly. B warnd, you rulrs of th arth! So, now, O kings, b prudnt; accpt disciplin, you rulrs of th arth! Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: MKJV Young's Litral Translation And now b wis, O kings; b instructd, O judgs of th arth. And now, O kings, act wisly, B instructd, O judgs of arth,... What is th gist of this vrs? Bcaus God is abl to smash His nmis as a pottr would his own clay crations, thy rulrs of th world ar warnd hr to b carful and to act wisly. Psalm 2:10a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 attâh (ä È òç ) [pronouncd ìaht- TAWH] now, at this tim, alrady advrb of tim Strong s #6258 BDB #773 Whn followd by an imprativ or an intrrogativ, w + th advrb attâh man and so, thus, things bing so, thrfor, now thrfor. Somtims, th concpt of tim is lost whn this combination is usd to incit anothr. mlk ( ì î ) [pronouncd MEH-lk] king, rulr, princ masculin plural noun Strong s #4428 BDB #572 sâkal (ìë - È ) [pronouncd saw-kahl] to look at, to attnd to, to turn th mind to; to b or bcom undrstanding, to b prudnt; to b succssful, to act prosprously; to instruct, to tach, to mak prudnt nd 2 prson masculin plural, Hiphil imprativ Strong s #7919 BDB #968 Translation: Thrfor, b prudnt, O kings;... David is saying to th kings of th arth, lt this psalm stand as a warning. What has bn said alrady, and what will b said is to stand as a warning for all world ladrs. Scriptur is profitabl in th ralm of wisdom.

43 43 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) This vrs stand in stark contrast to v. 1: Why do th Gntils [or, nations] rag and [why do] th popl [or, Gntils] clbrat mptinss? Rathr than lading thir popl to rag and to clbrat maninglss things, th king must b circumspct, prudnt and wis. Psalm 2:10b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs yâçar (øç Èñ é) [pronouncd yaw-sahr] to b corrctd, to b admonishd, to rciv disciplin nd 2 prson masculin plural, Niphal imprativ Strong's #3256 BDB #415 shâphaþ (è Ç Èô ) [pronouncd shaw- FAHT] to judg, to condmn, to punish; to dfnd [spcially th poor and opprssd], to dfnd [on s caus] and dlivr him from his nmis; to rul, to govrn masculin plural construct, Qal activ participl Strong s #8199 BDB #1047 rts (õ ø à ) [pronouncd EH-rts] arth (all or a portion throf), land fminin singular noun; pausal form Strong's #776 BDB #75 Translation:...and b admonishd, O rulrs of th arth:... David warns th rulr who rads this. What follows will b what David admonishs th rulrs to do. Hnry commnts: Kings and judgs stand upon a lvl with common prsons bfor God; and it is as ncssary for thm to b rligious as for any othrs. Thos that giv law and judgmnt to othrs must rciv law from Christ, and it will b thir wisdom to do so. What is said to thm is said to all, and is rquird of vry on of us, only it is dirctd to kings and judgs bcaus of th influnc which thir xampl will hav upon thir infriors, and bcaus thy wr mn of rank and powr that opposd th stting up of Christ's kingdom (Psalm 2:2). 36 It is possibl that this psalm inspird Psalm 82. In this psalm, Asaph spaks about th importanc of a rulr having wisdom. Psalm 82:1 8 (A Psalm of Asaph) God stands in th congrgation of th mighty; in th midst of th gods H judgs. How long will you judg unjustly and lift up th facs of th wickd? Slah. Dfnd th poor and fathrlss; do justic to th afflictd and ndy. Dlivr th poor and ndy; sav thm out of th hand of th wickd. Thy nithr know nor will undrstand; thy walk on in darknss; all th foundations of th arth ar shakn. I hav said, You ar gods; and all of you sons of th Most High. But you shall di lik mn, and fall lik on of th princs. Aris, O God, judg th arth; for You shall inhrit in all nations. (MKJV) God rachs th ladrs of th world. Thy may or may not bliv in Him, but h can rad a world ladr just as H can rach a uncivilizd way out in th jungl-wildrnss. McG maks this point and rminds us of Josph, a young man unjustly placd in prison until just th right tim whn God lts him out to spak to th pharaoh of Egypt (and Josph actd as a dlivrr of Egypt s popl as wll). 36 Matthw Hnry, Commntary on th Whol Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:8 9.

44 Psalm 2 44 Nbuchadnzzar was th first grat world ladr, and who did God plac by his sid but Danil. Danil was vn givn th position of prim ministr at that tim, rmaining until Cyrus th Prsian cam to th thron and w find that h vn maks a dcr in th nam of th Living God. Napolon also publically admittd that h was a man of dstiny, a man whom God had raisd up. God can rach any rulr and H spaks to mor o f th m than w 37 raliz. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx Srv Y howah in far and rjoic in trmbling. Psalm 2:11 Srv Y howah with far and rjoic with trmbling. Srv Jhovah with far and rjoic with trmbling. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Th Sptuagint Srv th LORD with rvrnc; and uphold Him with trmbling. Srv th Lord with far and rjoic in Him with trmbling. Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV Srv and honor th LORD; b glad and trmbl. Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) Srv th LORD with far, and rjoic with trmbling. Srv th LORD in aw; trmbl with fright,... [othrs suggst rjoic with trmbling ] Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: Th Amplifid Bibl MKJV Young's Updatd LT Srv th Lord with rvrnt aw and worshipful far; rjoic and b in high spirits, with trmbling [lst you displas Him]. Srv Jhovah with far, and rjoic with trmbling. Srv Jhovah with far, And rjoic with trmbling. What is th gist of this vrs? David is not tlling th world rulrs what to do. In thir positions, thy ar to srv Jhovah with far and rspct; and thy may rjoic, but with far. Psalm 2:11a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs âbad (ã áç òè ) [pronouncd ìaw b - VAHD] to work, to srv, to labor nd 2 prson masculin plural, Qal imprativ Strong's #5647 BDB # Ths thr illustrations all com from J. Vrnon McG, Psalms Volum 1; Thru th Bibl Books, h1977, p. 33.

45 45 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Psalm 2:11a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs êth (ú àå ) [pronouncd ayth] gnrally untranslatd indicats that th following substantiv is a dirct objct Strong's #853 BDB #84 YHWH (äåäé) [pronunciation is possibly yhoh-wah] translitratd variously as Jhovah, Yahwh, Y howah propr noun Strong s #3068 BDB #217 h b ( ) [pronouncd b ] Ó in, into, at, by, nar, on, with, bfor, in th prsnc of, upon, against, by mans of, among, within a prposition of proximity No Strong s # BDB #88 yir âh (äàè øé)ò [pronouncd yir -AW] far, drad, trror, rvrnc, pity fminin singular noun Strong s #3374 BDB #432 Translation: Srv Y howah with far... A rulr must u n d rstand that God is gracious and h is lov; howvr, God is also a just God and a rightous God. Thrfor, a rulr should b xtrmly carful about his dcisions. David s first suggstion to a world rulr is to srv God. It is God who placs a ladr into his position; thrfor, thir ladrship should b srving God. As a ladr, on should not bcom confusd about this, as ar som Muslim ladrs. Many Muslim ladrs bliv that it is thir duty to nforc th rligion of Islam. Howvr, that should not b th cas for a Christian rulr. Bliving in Jsus Christ is a frwill dcision which is maninglss apart from a prson s fr will. Thrfor, a Christian rulr cannot forc Christianity on anyon. H can simply mak it possibl for othrs to bliv in Jsus. H can rmovd som obstructions in som cass, and maintain individual frdom in othrs. Barns commnts: W ith rvrnc, and with dp apprhnsions of th consquncs of not srvin g and obying him. That is, srv him in not opposing, but in promoting his purpos of stablishing a kingdom undr th Mssiah, with th dp apprhnsion that if you do not do it, h will aris and crush you in his wrath. 38 Psalm 2:11b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and, vn, thn; namly simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 gîyl (ìé ). [pronouncd gl] to go in a circl; th lap for joy, to rjoic nd 2 prson masculin plural, Qal imprativ Strong s #1523 BDB #162 Gsnius also givs th manings to trmbl [with suddn movmnts and hart palpitations]. Thy don t appar to b ncssary. It is possibl that passags lik this hav causd othrs to giv this word an additional, but contrary maning. Howvr, its usag hr with th traditional maning is asy to xplain. 38 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:11.

46 Psalm 2 46 Psalm 2:11b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs h b ( ) [pronouncd b ] Ó in, into, at, by, nar, on, with, bfor, in th prsnc of, upon, against, by mans of, among, within a prposition of proximity No Strong s # BDB #88 r âdâh (ä ãè òè ø) [pronouncd r-ìaw- DAW] trmbling, far fminin singular noun Strong s #7461 BDB #944 Translation:...and rjoic with trmbling. Whn a rulr is blssd of God, h can rjoic. Whn a rulr is placd in offic, h can rjoic. Howvr, h should rjoic with trmbling. This mans, h should b carful of th dcisions that h maks. A rulr should not mak dcisions which rsult in th prscution of God s popl, for instanc. A rulr should not mak dcisions which ar contrary to God s will. Thrfor, a rulr may rjoic bcaus of his powr and authority, which is God-givn; but h must do so with a rational far of God s justic and rightousnss. Th word usd hr for rjoic is a vry intrsting choic, as it involvs a grat dal of movmnt; th movmnt of th hart, or palpitations, can rfr to a rational far or rspct. So David admonishs th ladrs from both sids of his mouth. To rjoic but to also far God. Barns commnts: Ths ar mingld flings, drivd from th mrcy of God on th on hand, and from his wrath on th othr; from th hop which his promis and purpos inspirs, and from th apprhnsion drivd from his warnings and thratnings. 39 W vn hav a vrs in th Nw Tstamnt which is rlatd to this on: Philip. 2:12: Thrfor, my blovd, as you hav always obyd, not as in my pr s nc only, but now much mor in my absnc, cultivat your own salvation with far and trmbling. Kiss a Son, lst H is angry and you wandr a road [or, prish (in th) way] for burns a littl as His nostril [or, wrath]. Happinsss of all taking rfug in Him. Psalm 2:12 Kiss th Son so that H will not b angry and you prish [in] th way [lit., los th way], for His wrath burns suddnly. Happinss [is to] all thos who tak rfug in Him. Kiss th Son, so that H will not b angry with you and you prish in th way, for His wrath can com upon you suddnly. Thr is happinss to all of thos who tak rfug in Him. Hr is how othrs hav translatd this vrs: Early translations: Th Pshitta Kiss th Son, so that H is not angry, and you prish from His way whil His wrath is kindld but a littl. Blssd ar all thy that put thir trust in Him. 39 Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2:10.

47 47 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Th Sptuagint Accpt corrction, so that at any tim, th Lord is not angry, and you should prish from th rightous way, whnvr His wrath will suddnly b kindld. Blssd ar all thy that trust in Him. Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrass: CEV NLT REB Show rspct to his son bcaus if you don't, th LORD might bcom furious and suddnly dstroy you. But h blsss and protcts vryon who runs to him. Submit to God s royal son, or h will bcom angry, and you will b dstroyd in th midst of your pursuits for his angr can flar up in an instant. But what joy for all who find protction in him!...and pay glad homag to th king, for far th LORD may bcom angry and you may b struck down in mid-cours; for his angr flars up in a momnt. Happy ar all who find rfug in him! Mostly litral rndrings (with som occasional paraphrasing): God s Word JPS (Tanakh) Kiss th Son, or h will bcom angry and you will di on your way bcaus his angr will burst into flams. Blssd is vryon who taks rfug in him....pay homag in good faith, lst H b angrd, and your way b doomd in th mr flash of His angr. Happy ar all who tak rfug in Him. Litral, almost word-for-word, rndrings: Th Amplifid Bibl MKJV NRSV Young's Updatd LT Kiss th Son [pay homag to Him in purity] lst H b angry, and you prish in th way, for soon shall His wrath b kindld. O blssd happy, fortunat and to b nvid ar all thos who sk rfug and put thir trust in Him! Kiss th Son, lst H b angry, and you prish from th way, whn His wrath is kindld in but a littl tim. Blssd ar all who put thir trust in Him. kiss his ft, [Maning of th Hbrw in vrss 11b and 12a is uncrtain] or h will b angry, and you will prish in th way; for his wrath is quickly kindld. Happy ar all who tak rfug in him. Kiss th Chosn On, so H is not angry, And you los th way, Whn His angr burns but a littl, O th happinss of all trusting in Him! What is th gist of this vrs? David continus with his suggstions to world ladrs: th first appars to b to pay homag to th King of God, so that H dos not bcom angry with thos who ar sidtrackd. Finally, David concluds with a mntion of th happinss which blongs to thos who trust in Him this is for rulrs and subjcts alik. This final vrs simply xplains why on should worship Jhovah with rvrncs, far and trmbling.

48 Psalm 2 48 Psalm 2:12a Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs nâshaq ( Ç Èð) [pronouncd naw- SHAHK] to kiss, to touch, to hav clos contact with nd 2 prson masculin plural, Pil imprativ Strong s #5401 BDB #676 bar (ø ) [pronouncd - bahr] son, hir masculin singular noun1 Strong s #1248 BDB #135 This noun is found usd in this way four tims in Scriptur; in Psalm 2:11 Prov. 31:2. Compar with Strong s #1249, whr this mans chosn, blovd; clar, pur; mpty; Strong s #1250, whr it mans corn, corn clard from its chaff; fild, country; and th Chaldan quivalnt, Strong s #1247, whr it mans son, hir, grandson; and Strong s #1251, th Chaldan, whr it mans fild, opn fild, country. By th way, most of th various lxicons and concordancs mixd up th corrct Strong # with at last on of ths manings. Kil and Dlitzsch giv th translation of this particular word a grat dal of spac in Psalm 2:10 12, finally sttling on th maning which is most commonly found in th English, which is Kiss th Son. Translation: Kiss th Son... Thr is first th problm as to whthr this is th actual rndring or not. This is what w find in th Hbrw manuscripts. Kissing in th Bibl is usd mor frquntly for frindship than it is for romanc. This is not bcaus th Bibl is against romanc as that is a frqunt topic of Scriptur as wll w just find this vrb usd mor oftn of frindship. As mntiond bfor, David is not spaking of himslf. H dos not want thos of his kingdom to sk him out and start kissing him. H is suggsting that th radrs of this psalm, th ladrs of th various countris, bcom clos frinds with th Son, th On Who will rul ovr thm. W find a similar us of kissing in 1Sam. 10:1: And Samul took a vial of oil and pourd on his [Saul s] had, and kissd him, and said, Is it not bcaus Jhovah has anointd you for a ladr ovr His inhritanc? Samul was doing homag to Saul in that passag, as Saul would bcom th ladr of Isral (Samul was anointing him as such in this passag). And, in th ancint world, kissing might b applid to a rligious dvotion to idols: 1Kings 19:18 Hosa 13:2 Job 31:27. Psalm 2:12b Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs pn (ï ) [pronouncd pn] lst, pradvntur, or ls, in ordr to prvnt, or, so that [plus a ngativ] conjunction Strong's #6435 BDB #814 ânaph (óð - àè ) [pronouncd aw-nahf] to brath, to brath through th nostrils, to snort; to b angry rd 3 prson masculin singular, Qal imprfct Strong s #599 BDB #60 Translation:...so that H will not b angry... This is an anthropopathism. God dos not gt angry. Howvr, His rspons to th unblivr will mak firc angr sm lik a picnic. So, on has a choic btwn frindship with God th Son or th angr of God th Son. W tnd to find a lot of gry ara in our livs. In fact, th world sms to forc us to that position again and again. With God, thr is no gry ara. Thr is right and wrong, blivr and unblivr, in fllowship and out of fllowship. God blsss us or H is angry with us.

49 49 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) 40 As svral hav obsrvd, Jsus Christ is th Lamb of God; and gnrous and forgiving in that rol. Howvr, H is also th Lion of Judah; and for thos who stand against Him, Jsus is a firc God of wrath. Psalm 2:12c Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs w (or v ) (å) [pronouncd wh] and, vn, thn; namly simpl wâw conjunction No Strong s # BDB #251 âbad (ã áç àè ) [pronouncd b aw -VAHD] to b lost, to los onslf, to wandr; to prish, to b dstroyd; to b rady to prish, to b wrtchd [misrabl or unfortunat] nd 2 prson masculin plural, Qal imprfct Strong's #6 BDB #1 drk ( ø ) [pronouncd DEH-rk ] way, distanc, road, journy, mannr, cours masculin singular noun Strong's #1870 BDB # According to Gill, th Syriac vrsion rndrs it "from his way" (i.., from th Son's way); and th Sptuagint and Vulgat vrsions "from th rightous way"; and th Arabic vrsion "from th way of rightousnss"; or "as to th way." Bcaus thr is no prposition in th Hbrw, it is possibl that ths othr translations wr attmpting to smooth out th translation or giv it maning. Translation:...and you prish [in] th way [lit., los th way],... Thr is no prposition hr. Litrally, this mans 42...and you los th way; which is an idiom for bing lost or for prishing. Psalm 1 nds with th vil prishing (sam word), and this psalm nds with th rulrs of th world prishing. This could man that on is lost along th way. God has a road for us to travl on; w can bcom lost along this way and w can also prish as wll. Th othr translation is that w could los th way, or gt lost along th way. This brings to mind th xchang btwn Thomas and Jsus: Thomas said to Him, Lord, w do not know whr You go, and how can w know th way? Jsus said to him, I am th Way, th Truth, and th Lif; no on coms to th Fathr but by M. (John 14:5 6). Psalm 2:12d Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs kîy (é ò ) [pronouncd k] for, that, bcaus; whn, at that tim, which, what tim conjunction; prposition Strong's #3588 BDB #471 bâ ar (ø Ç Èò ) [pronouncd baw-ìahr] to burn, to bgin to burn, to kindl; to b burning; to consum rd 3 prson fminin singular, Qal imprfct Strong s #1197 BDB #128 m a þ ( è òç îó ) [pronouncd a littl, fwnss, fw masculin singular noun m-ìaht] Strong s #4592 BDB #589 kaph or k ( ) Ó [pronouncd k ] lik, as, according to; about, approximatly prposition of comparison or approximation No Strong s # BDB # Hnry and Gill both usd similar phrasing hr. 41 Dr. John Gill, John Gill s Exposition of th Entir Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2: Figurs of Spch Usd in th Bibl; E. W. Bullingr; horiginally 1898; rprintd 1968 Bakr Books; p 117.

50 Psalm 2 50 Psalm 2:12d Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs Togthr, th kaph prposition and m aþ man narly, almost, within a littl, shortly, quick ly, suddnly, scarcly, vry littl. aph (ó àç ) [pronouncd ahf] nos, nostril, but is also translatd fac, brow, angr masculin singular noun rd with th 3 prson masculin singular suffix Strong s #639 BDB #60 Translation:...for His wrath burns suddnly. God s wrath can b suddn and firc. Rcall that, H can rturn at any tim; and His rturn will b suddn. That w fac ithr God s grac or His wrath is clar in both th Old and Nw Tstamnts: In flaming fir taking vnganc on thos who do not know God and who do not oby th gospl of our Lord Jsus Christ, Who shall b punishd with vrlasting dstruction from th prsnc of th Lord and from th glory of His powr (2Thss. 1:8 9). Obying th gospl of our Lord Jsus Christ is simply bliving in Jsus Christ; and trusting in His sacrific on our bhalf. Th altrnativ is wrath, as w also find in Rv. 6:16 17: And thy said to th mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hid us from th fac of Him sitting on th thron, and from th wrath of th Lamb; for th grat day of His wrath has com, and who will b abl to stand? Psalm 2:12 Hbrw/Pronunciation Common English Manings Nots/Morphology Numbrs ash rêy (éø À àç ) [pronouncd ahsh -RAY] blssdnss, blssings, happinsss masculin plural construct Strong s #835 BDB #80 ash rêy is only found in th masculin plural construct. It is gnrally rndrd happinss [to], blssd [is, ar]. It mans that ithr th subjct is happy or thy ar in a dsirabl position and is rasonably rndrd blssings [and happinss to]. kôl (ìé ) [pronouncd kohl] with a plural noun, it is rndrd all of; any of masculin singular construct with a masculin plural noun Strong s #3605 BDB #481 châçâh (ä ñè çè ) [pronouncd khaw-saw] to tak rfug, and hnc to trust [in] masculin plural, Qal activ participl Strong s #2620 BDB #340 h b ( ) [pronouncd b ] Ó in, into, at, by, nar, on, with, bfor, in th prsnc of, upon, against, by mans of, among, within a prposition of proximity rd with th 3 prson masculin singular suffix No Strong s # BDB #88 Translation:...Happinss [is to] all thos who tak rfug in Him. This final statmnt is known as an piphonma, or, mor simply, an xclamation. Th conclusion of a thought (or, in this cas, a psalm), is an xclamation which is a final thought, not ncssarily procding from th prvious vrs, but from th ntir psalm. According to Bullingr, thr ar only 11 of ths in Scriptur (Judgs 5:41 psalm 2:12 3:8 14:7 134:21 Jonah 2:9 Matt. 11: :5 20:16 24:28 Rv. 22:20). 43 W would xpct many of ths piphonmas to b found in th ps alms; howvr, it is intrsting that Matthw rcordd so many of ths, yt th othr gospl writrs did not.

51 51 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) This final statmnt is not just an xclamation, but also a blssing, somthing which is much mor frqunt in Scriptur. In fact, in cas you didn t know, that is what a bndiction is; it is a blssing. At som tim in th futur, w may catgoriz ths blssings. In any cas, this is th ky; tak rfug in Jsus Christ and happinss coms to you. As Kil and Dlitzsch writ: thos who hav nothing to far from this outburst of wrath, bcaus thy hid thmslvs in Jahv as thir rfug. 44 Barns commnts: Kings, princs, popl; - all, of vry ag and vry land; th poor, th rich, th bond, th fr; whit, black, coppr-colord, or mixd; all in sicknss or halth, in prosprity or advrsity, in lif or in dath; all, of vry condition, and in all concivabl circumstancs - ar blssd who put thir trust in him. All nd him as a Saviour; all will find him to b a Saviour adaptd to thir wants. 45 W hav a paralll vrs in Psalm 5:11: But lt all who put thir trust in You rjoic; lt thm always shout for joy, bcaus You dfnd thm. And lt thos who lov Your nam b joyful in You. Thr ar a slw of both Old and Nw Tstamnt passags, which tll us that blssing coms from trust in Jsus Christ: Psalm 84:12: O Jhovah of Hosts, blssd is th man who trusts in You. Isa. 26:3 4: You will kp him in prfct pac, whos mind is stayd on You; bcaus h trusts in You. Trust in Jhovah forvr; for in th LORD JEHOVAH is vrlasting strngth. Rom. 10:11: For th Scriptur says, "Evryon bliving on Him shall not b put to sham." S also Psalm 40:4 146:3-5 Prov. 16:20 Isa. 30:18 Jr. 17:7 Rom. 9:33 Eph. 1:12 1Ptr 1:21 2:6. 46 Matthw Hnry summarizs ths final coupl vrss. H summarizs what th psalmist xhorts us to do. What Psalm 2:10 12 Exhorts Us to Do (Matthw Hnry) I. To rvrnc God and to stand in aw of him (Psalm 2:11). God is grat, and infinitly abov us, just and holy, and provokd against us, and thrfor w ought to far him and trmbl bfor him; yt h is our Lord and Mastr, and w ar bound to srv him, our frind and bnfactor, and w hav rason to rjoic in him; and ths ar vry wll consistnt with ach othr, for, W must srv God in all ordinancs of worship, and all instancs of a godly convrsation, but with a holy far, a jalousy ovr ourslvs, and a rvrnc of him. Evn kings thmslvs, whom othrs srv and far, must srv and far God; thr is th sam indfinit distanc btwn thm and God that thr is btwn th manst of thir subjcts and him. 2. W must rjoic in God, and, in subordination to him, w may rjoic in othr things, but still with a holy trmbling, as thos that know what a glorious and jalous God h is, whos y is always upon us. Our salvation must b wrought out with far and trmbling (Philip. 2:12). II. To wlcom Jsus Christ and to submit to him (Psalm 2:12). This is th grat duty of th Christian rligion; it is that which is rquird of all, vn kings and judgs, and it is our wisdom and intrst to do it. Obsrv hr, Th command givn to this purport: Kiss th Son. Christ is calld th Son bcaus so h was dclard [as God s Son in] Psalm 2:7: You ar my Son. H is th Son of God by trnal gnration, and, upon that account, h is to b adord by us. H is th Son of man (that is, th Mdiator John 5:27), and, upon that account, to b rcivd and submittd to. Our duty to Christ is hr xprssd figurativly: Kiss th Son, not with a btraying kiss, as Judas kissd him, and as all hypocrits, who prtnd to honour him, but rally affront him; but with a bliving kiss. (1) With a kiss of agrmnt and rconciliation. Kiss, and b frinds, as Jacob and Esau; lt th quarrl btwn us and God trminat; lt th acts of hostility cas, and lt us b at pac with God in Christ, Who is our pac. (2) With a kiss of adoration and rligious worship. Thos that worshippd idols kissd thm 44 Kil and Dlitzsch, Commntary on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword; Psalm 2: Albrt Barns, Barns Nots on th Old Tstamnt; from -Sword, Psalm 2: Editd from Matthw Hnry, Commntary on th Whol Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:10 12.

52 Psalm 2 52 What Psalm 2:10 12 Exhorts Us to Do (Matthw Hnry) (1Kings 19:18 Hosa 13:2). (3) With a kiss of affction, [as whn th woman kissd th ft of Jsus in] Luk7:38. (4) With a kiss of allgianc and loyalty, as Samul kissd Saul (1Sam. 10:1). Submit to his govrnmnt, tak his yok upon you, and giv up yourslvs to b govrnd by his laws, disposd of by his providnc, and ntirly dvotd to his intrst. 2. Th rasons to nforc this command; and thy ar takn from our own intrst, which God, in his gospl, shows a concrn for. Considr,... (1) Th crtain ruin w run upon if w rfus and rjct Christ: Kiss th Son; for it is at your pril if you do not. i. It will b a grat provocation to him. Do it, lst h b angry. Th Fathr is angry [with us] alrady; th Son is th Mdiator that undrtaks to mak pac; if w slight him, th Fathr's wrath abids upon us (John 3:36), and not only so, but thr is an addition of th Son's wrath too, to Whom nothing is mor displasing than to hav th offrs of his grac slightd and th dsigns of it frustratd. Th Son can b angry, though a Lamb; h is th lion of th trib of Judah, and th wrath of this king, this King of kings, will b as th roaring of a lion, and will driv vn mighty mn and chif captains to sk in vain for shltr in rocks and mountains (Rv. 6:16). ii. It will b uttr dstruction to yourslvs: Lst you prish from th way, or in th way so som, in th way of your sins, and from th way of your vain hops; lst your way prish (as Psalm 1:6), lst you prov to hav missd th way to happinss. Christ is th way; tak hd lst you b cut off from him as your way to God. (2) Th happinss w ar sur of if w yild ourslvs to Christ. Thos that trust in Him, and so kiss Him, ar truly happy; but thy will spcially appar to b so whn th wrath of Christ is kindld against othrs. Blssd will thos b in th day of wrath, who, by trusting in Christ, hav mad Him thir rfug and patron; Now w s that blssd ar all thos, and thos only, that trust in him. I raliz that thr is a grat dal of ovrlap hr; but my intntion is to provid a corrct prspctiv from many diffrnt writrs. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx Dr. A. Bayly commnts: This Psalm is rmarkabl, not only for its subjct - th futur kingdom of th Mssiah, its ris, opposition, and gradual xtnt, but also for th lgant chang of prson. In th first vrs th propht [or psalmist] spaks; in th third, th advrsaris; in th fourth and fifth, th propht answrs, in th sixth, Jhovah spaks; in th svnth, th Mssiah; in th ighth and ninth, Jhovah answrs, and in th tnth to th twlfth, th propht [or Psalmist] xhorts th opponnts to submission and obdinc. 47 Gnrally spaking, a psalmist in thos days did not simply rhym things until h got to th nd or got hungry for a sandwich and quit. Thy actually dvlopd a wll-dsignd structur, which is oftn lost if simply rad or simply xgtd. So, now that w hav xamind this psalm, I want you to notic just how carfully craftd it is. Psalm 2 is brokn down into four paralll stanzas of thr vrss ach. Thr is a dirct corrspondnc btwn th first vrs of all four stanzas; and of th scond vrs of all four stanzas; and or th third vrs of all four stanzas. 47 Takn from Adam Clark, Commntary on th Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:10 12.

53 53 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) Th Structur of Psalm 2 st nd rd th 1 Stanza (vv. 1 3) 2 Stanza (vv. 4 6) 3 Stanza (vv. 7 9) 4 Stanza (vv ) Why do th Gntils [or, nations] rag and [why do] th popl [or, Gntils] clbrat mptinss? Sitting in th havns, H laughs; My Adonai ridiculs thm. Ask of M and lt M giv You th Gntil nations [for] Your inhritanc as wll as th nds of th arth [for] Your possssion. Thrfor, b prudnt, O kings; and b admonishd, O rulrs of th arth: Th inhabitants of th arth, thos in opposition to God, rag and party. God scorns thm, and has givn thm to His Son as a possssion. For that rason, thy should b forwarnd. Th kings of th arth tak a stand and rulrs tak counsl togthr against Y howah and His Anointd On. Thn H spaks against thm in His angr and H ovrwhlms [or, trrifis] thm with His wrath. Lt m dclar th dgr of Y howah: H said unto M, You [ar] My Son; Today, I hav givn birth to You. Srv Y howah with far and rjoic with trmbling. Ths godlss rulrs tak a stand against God so H rsponds to thm in angr as wll. Howvr, to His Son, H says, Today, I hav givn birth to You. Thrfor, ths rulrs should srv God, and th rjoicing should b tmprd with th ralization of God s powr. Lt us tar off thir bonds [or, bands] and lt us cast off thir rops. And I, [vn] I hav anointd my King ovr Zion, My holy mountain. You shphrd [or, shattr] thm with an iron rod; You smash thm [into pics] lik a pottr s vssl. Kiss th Son so that H will not b angry and you prish [in] th way, for His wrath burns suddnly. Happinss [is to] all thos who tak rfug in Him. Ths Gntils dsir to throw off th bonds of thir xistnc, but Jsus Christ is thir King, Who will rul from Mount Zion. For thos who rmain in rbllion, thy will b dstroyd, smashd lik pottry. Thrfor, ths rulr ar admonishd to mak thir amnds with th Son, so that His wrath is not suddnly turnd against thm. Finally, thy ar promisd happinss if thy tak rfug in Him. Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx 48 Scofild, a mastr of summarization, giv us th following summary of this chaptr... Scofild s Summary of Psalm 2 Th scond Psalm givs th ordr of th stablishmnt of th kingdom. It is in six parts: (1) Th rag of th Gntils, th vain imagination of "popl" (Jws), and th antagonism of rulrs against 48 Takn from C. I. Scofild, Scofild Nots from th Scofild King Jams Bibl; from -Sword, Psalm 2:6.

54 Psalm 2 54 Scofild s Summary of Psalm 2 Jhovah's anointd (Psalm 2:1 3). Th inspird intrprtation of this is in (Acts 4:25 28) which assrts its fulfilmnt in th crucifixion of Christ. (2) Th drision of Jhovah (Psalm 2:4) that mn should suppos it possibl to st asid His covnant (2Sa 7:8-17) and oath (Psalm 89:34-37). (3) Th vxation (Psalm 2:5) fulfilld, first in th dstruction of Jrusalm, A.D. 70; and in th final disprsion of th Jws at that tim; and to b fulfilld mor compltly in th tribulation (Mat 24:29) which immdiatly prcds th rturn of th King. (Matt. 24:30). (4) Th stablishmnt of th rjctd King upon Zion (Psalm 2:6). (5) Th subjction of th arth to th King's rul (Psalm 2:7-9) and (6) th prsnt appal to th world powrs. (Psalm 2:10-12). S Psalm 8, nxt in ordr of th Mssianic Psalms. (Not: Psalms 2, 8, 16, 22, 23, 24, 40, 41, 45, 68, 69, 72, 89, 102, 110, and 118 ar considrd as Mssianic; it is not qustiond that many othr Psalms also rfr to Christ). Rturn to Chaptr Outlin Rturn to th Chart and Map Indx McG has a nic story to sum up th final rigning of Jsus Christ, which I think is appropriat. J. Vrnon McG at a Concrt Whn I first wnt to Nashvill, Tnnss, as a pastor, som frinds, thinking thy wr doing m a favor, calld m and said, W hav tickts for th Philadlphia Symphony Orchstra (I think it was) that s coming to town, and w want to tak you as our gust. Wll, I lov music, but I know nothing about it, and I can t sing it I always hlp congrgational singing by kping quit. Frankly, I can t think of anything mor boring than a whol vning of symphony! But I had to go bcaus thy wr polit and I wantd to b polit, so I accptd graciously and wnt along. I hav nvr bn to a thing lik that bfor, and I was imprssd by what I saw. W wnt in, took our sats, and in a fw momnts, thr bgan to drift out and from th sids th musicians. Thy wr in shirt slvs for th most part, and ach man wnt up to his instrumnt and startd tuning it. Th fllows with th fiddls too big to put undr thir chins sawd back and forth oh, it soundd trribl. Th fllows with th littl ons thy put undr thir chins squakd up and down with thos. Th ons with th horns oh my, nothing was in harmony. It was a mdly that kind of disturbanc, thy all disappard again wnt out through th wings. Anothr fiv minuts wnt by, whn all of a suddn th lights in th auditorium wnt off, th lights on th platform cam on, and th musicians walkd out. This tim thy had on thir coats. My, thy lookd so nic. Each on cam out and stood or sat at his instrumnt, thn thr was a hush in th auditorium, a spotlight was focusd on th wings and th conductor stppd out. Whn h did, thr was thundrous applaus for him. H bowd. Thn h cam up to th podium and pickd up a thin littl stick. H turnd around again to th audinc and bowd, thn turnd his back to th audinc, liftd that littl stick total silnc cam ovr that auditorium, you could hav hard a pin drop thn h brought that littl stick down. And, my frind, thr wr goos pimpls all ovr m. I nvr hard such music in all my lif. Oh, what harmony, what wondrful harmony thr was! Today I liv in a world whr vry man is tooting his own littl horn. Evry littl group wants to b hard. Evrybody wants to tll you what thy think. Evrybody is playing his own littl fiddl, and I want to tll you, it s a mdly of discord. Evrything is out of tun. But on of ths days th spotlight is going on, and th Lord Jsus Christ will com. Whn H coms to this univrs, H is going to lift His scptr, and vrything that is

55 55 Th Book of Samul (1Sam. 2:10) J. Vrnon McG at a Concrt out of tun with Him is going to b rmovd. Thn whn H coms down with that scptr oh, th harmony that will b in this univrs! I m thankful today that I do liv in a univrs whn I can bow to Hiim, I can bring this littl instrumnt of my body, my lif, into tun with Him. I can bow to Him, I can acknowldg Him, I can mak Him my savior and Lord.