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Psalms 2:3
3They say, ‘We will not accept their authority over us! We will get free from their power!’
Psalms 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
- New International Version (NIV)“Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”
Context of Psalms 2:3
1Why are nations making plans to turn against the Lord? All their plans will fail! 2Kings and rulers decide to work together, to fight against the Lord and the king that he has chosen. They say, ‘We will not accept their authority over us! We will get free from their power!’ 4The Lord who sits on his throne in heaven laughs at them. He says that their plans are useless. 5Then he becomes very angry and he frightens them. He warns them with strong words and he says,
Read all of Psalms 2Psalms 2:3 word by word
נְֽ֭נַתְּקָה אֶת־מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹ וְנַשְׁלִ֖יכָה מִמֶּ֣נּוּ עֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 2:3
- Jeremiah 5:5So I will go to speak to the leaders. They will surely understand what the Lord wants. They will know his commands.’ But all of them have turned against the Lord too. They refuse to obey his authority.
- Luke 19:14But the people who were living in his country did not like the man. So they sent some of their people to the foreign country with a message. They said, “We do not want this man to rule over us.”
- 1 Peter 2:7This stone is very valuable to you who believe in Jesus. But the Bible says this about people who do not believe in him: ‘The builders refused to use a certain stone. They thought that it had no value. But now that stone has become the most important stone at the corner of the building.’
Commentaries on Psalms 2:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Let us break their bands - These are the words of the confederate heathen powers; and here, as Bishop Horne well remarks, "we may see the ground of opposition; namely, the unwillingness of rebellious nature to submit to the obligations of Divine laws, which cross the interests, and lay a restraint on the desires of men. Corrupt affections are the most inveterate enemies of Christ, and their language is, We will not have this man to reign over us…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Let us break their bands asunder - The bands of Yahweh and of his Anointed. They who are engaged in this combination or conspiracy regard Yahweh and his Anointed as one, and as having one object - to set up a dominion over the world. Hence, they take counsel against both; and, with the same purpose and design, endeavor to cast off the authority of each. The word “bands” here refers to the restraints imposed by their authority. The figure is probably taken…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3break Their chains: These kings think that recognizing the true God and his chosen ruler will lead to their enslavement (Isaiah 28:22; 52:2; compare Lamentations 3:7; Romans 1:1; 1 Corinthians 7:22; Titus 1:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. The rebellious purposes of men are more distinctly announced by this representation of their avowal in words, as well as actions. bands ... and ... cords--denote the restraints of government.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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