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Psalms 2:2
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The kings of the earth take their stand,and the rulers conspire togetheragainst the Lord and his Anointed One:
The kings of the eretz take a stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD, and against his Messiah, saying,
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord , and against his anointed, saying,
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,
The kings of the earth prepare to fight, and their leaders make plans together against the Lord and his appointed one.
The kings of the earth take their stand; And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,
The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers conspire together Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,
The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Yahweh, and against his anointed, saying,
The Kings of the earth band themselues, and the princes are assembled together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
The kings of the earth take their standAnd the rulers take counsel togetherAgainst Yahweh and against His Anointed, saying,
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
The kings of this earth have all joined together to turn against the Lord and his chosen one.
The earth's kings are taking positions, leaders conspiring together, against Adonai and his anointed.
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:
Their kings and leaders join together to fight against the Lord and his chosen king.
The kings of the earth and the rulers have conspired and have taken counsel together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying,
Their kings revolt, their rulers plot together against the Lord and against the king he chose.
The kings of the earth establish themselves, and the rulers conspire together against Yahweh and his anointed:
The kings of the earth set themselves; yea, the rulers have plotted together against Jehovah and His Anointed, saying ,
The kynges of the earth stode vp, and the rulers are come together, agaynst the LORDE ad agaynst his anoynted.
The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying,
The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,
The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together,
The Kings of the earth set themselues, and the rulers take counsell together, against the Lord, and against his Anoynted, saying,
The kynges of the earth stande vp: and the rulers take counsell together against god, and against his annointed.
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ;
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
The kyngis of erthe stoden togidere; and princes camen togidere ayens the Lord, and ayens his Crist?
The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Yahweh, and against his anointed, [saying],
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],
The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,
The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.
The kings of the earth stand in a line ready to fight, and all the leaders are against the Lord and against His Chosen One.
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed, saying,
The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together, - against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One saying :
The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and his anointed, saying,
Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
kings: Psalms 2:10, Psalms 48:4, Psalms 110:5, Matthew 2:16, Luke 13:31, Luke 23:11, Luke 23:12, Acts 12:1-6, Revelation 17:12-14
rulers: Matthew 26:3, Matthew 26:59, Matthew 27:1, Acts 4:5-8
Lord: Exodus 16:7, Proverbs 21:30, John 15:23, Acts 9:4
anointed: Psalms 45:7, Psalms 89:20, Isaiah 61:1, John 1:41, John 3:34, Acts 10:38, Hebrews 1:9
Reciprocal: Exodus 2:14 - Who Numbers 16:13 - thou make Deuteronomy 17:15 - whom Joshua 9:2 - gathered 1 Samuel 2:10 - anointed 1 Samuel 2:35 - mine 1 Samuel 16:12 - anoint him 2 Samuel 16:20 - Give counsel 1 Kings 1:7 - And he conferred 2 Chronicles 6:42 - thine anointed Ezra 4:5 - hired Job 34:19 - princes Psalms 3:6 - set Psalms 20:6 - Now Psalms 28:8 - his Psalms 59:3 - the mighty Psalms 64:2 - insurrection Psalms 69:19 - mine Psalms 71:10 - take Psalms 74:23 - tumult Psalms 83:2 - lo Psalms 83:5 - For Psalms 84:9 - the face Psalms 119:23 - Princes Psalms 140:2 - imagine Isaiah 7:5 - Syria Isaiah 8:10 - counsel Isaiah 37:22 - hath despised Isaiah 45:9 - unto him Jeremiah 5:5 - but these Ezekiel 11:2 - General Daniel 6:7 - have consulted Matthew 2:4 - the chief Matthew 21:38 - This Matthew 22:15 - went Matthew 26:4 - consulted Mark 12:7 - This Mark 14:43 - and with Mark 15:1 - straightway Luke 2:11 - which Luke 2:26 - the Lord's Luke 4:18 - anointed Luke 6:11 - they John 10:36 - whom John 11:47 - gathered John 11:53 - they Acts 4:27 - whom Acts 19:28 - they
Cross-References
God saw all that he had made—and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
The Lord God planted an orchard in the east, in Eden; and there he placed the man he had formed.
The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, in order that your ox and your donkey may rest and that your female servant's son and any hired help may refresh themselves.
It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.'"
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. On that day you must not do any work, you, your son, your daughter, your male slave, your female slave, your ox, your donkey, any other animal, or the foreigner who lives with you, so that your male and female slaves, like yourself, may have rest.
You must observe the Sabbath rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. You must look forward to the Sabbath and treat the Lord 's holy day with respect. You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.
So he told them, "My Father is working until now, and I too am working."
For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: " And God rested on the seventh day from all his works ,"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The kings of the earth set themselves,.... Rose and stood up in great wrath and fury, and presented themselves in an hostile manner, and opposed the Messiah: as Herod the great, king of Judea, who very early bestirred himself, and sought to take away the life of Jesus in his infancy; and Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, who is called a king, Mark 6:14; who with his men of war mocked him, and set him at nought; and Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judea, who represented the Roman emperor, and condemned him to death, Matthew 27:26; and all the kings of the earth ever since, who ever persecuted Christ in his members, and have set themselves with all their might to hinder the spread of his Gospel and the enlargement of his interest;
and the rulers take counsel together; as did the Jewish sanhedrim, the great court of judicature among the Jews, the members of which were the rulers of the people, who frequently met together and consulted to take away the life of Christ: though it may also include all other governors and magistrates who have entered into schemes
against the Lord, and against his Anointed, or Messiah, Christ: by "the Lord", or Jehovah, which is the great, the glorious, and incommunicable name of God, and is expressive of his eternal being and self-existence, and of his being the fountain of essence to all creatures, is meant God the Father; since he is distinguished from his Son, the Messiah, his anointed One, as Messiah and Christ signify; and who is so called, because he is anointed by God with the Holy Ghost, without measure, to the office of the Mediator, Prophet, Priest, and King; from whom the saints receive the anointing, which teacheth all things, and every grace of the Spirit in measure; and who, after his name, are called Christians. This name of the promised Redeemer was well known among the Jews, John 1:41; and which they took from this passage, and from some others;
[saying], as follows:
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The kings of the earth - This verse is designed to give a more specific form to the general statement in Psalms 2:1. In the first verse the psalmist sees a general commotion among the nations as engaged in some plan that he sees must be a vain one; here he describes more particularly the cause of the excitement, and gives a nearer view of what is occurring. He now sees kings and rulers engaged in a specific and definite plot against Yahweh and against His Anointed. The word “kings” here is a general term, which would be applicable to all rulers - as the kingly government was the only one then known, and the nations were under the control of absolute monarchs. A sufficient fulfillment would be found, however, if any rulers were engaged in doing what is here described.
Set themselves - Or, take their stand. The latter expression would perhaps better convey the sense of the original. It is the idea of taking a stand, or of setting themselves in array, which is denoted by the expression; - they combine; they resolve; they are fixed in their purpose. Compare Exodus 2:4; Exodus 19:17; Exodus 34:5. The attitude here is that of firm or determined resistance.
And the rulers - A slight addition to the word kings. The sense is, that there was a general combination among all classes of rulers to accomplish what is here specified. It was not confined to any one class.
Take counsel together - Consult together. Compare Psalms 31:13, “While they took counsel together against me.” The word used here, יחד yachad, means properly to found, to lay the foundation of, to establish; then, to be founded (Niphal); to support oneself; to lean upon - as, for example, to lean upon the elbow. Thus used, it is employed with reference to persons reclining or leaning upon a couch or cushion, especially as deliberating together, as the Orientals do in the divan or council. Compare the notes at Psalms 83:3. The idea here is that of persons assembled to deliberate on an important matter.
Against the Lord - Against Jehovah - the small capitals of “Lord” in our common version indicating that the original word is Yahweh. The meaning is, that they were engaged in deliberating against Yahweh in respect to the matter here referred to - to wit, his purpose to place the “Anointed One,” his King (Psalms 2:6), on the hill of Zion. It is not meant that they were in other respects arrayed against him, though it is true in fact that opposition to God in one respect may imply that there is an aversion to him in all respects, and that the same spirit which would lead men to oppose him in any one of his purposes would, if carried out, lead them to oppose him in all things.
And against his Anointed - - משׁיחו meshı̂ychô - his Messiah: hence, our word Messiah, or Christ. The word means “Anointed,” and the allusion is to the custom of anointing kings and priests with holy oil when setting them apart to office, or consecrating them to their work. Compare Matthew 1:1, note; Daniel 9:26, note. The word Messiah, or Anointed, is therefore of so general a character in its signification that its mere use would not determine to whom it was to be applied - whether to a king, to a priest, or to the Messiah properly so called. The reference is to be determined by something in the connection. All that the word here necessarily implies is, that there was some one whom Yahweh regarded as his Anointed one, whether king or priest, against whom the rulers of the earth had arrayed themselves. The subsequent part of the psalm Psalms 2:6-7 enables us to ascertain that the reference here is to one who was a King, and that he sustained to Yahweh the relation of a Son. The New Testament, and the considerations suggested in the introduction to the psalm (Section 4), enable us to understand that the reference is to the Messiah properly so called - Jesus of Nazareth. This is expressly declared Acts 4:25-27 to have had its fulfillment in the purposes of Herod, Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, in rejecting the Saviour and putting him to death. No one can doubt that all that is here stated in the psalm had a complete fulfillment in their combining to reject him and to put him to death; and we are, therefore, to regard the psalm as particularly referring to this transaction. Their conduct was, however, an illustration of the common feelings of rulers and people concerning him, and it was proper to represent the nations in general as in commotion in regard to him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 2:2. Against his anointed — על משיחיה al Meshichiah, "Against his Messiah." - Chaldee. But as this signifies the anointed person, it may refer first to David, as it does secondly to Christ.
