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Psalms 2:5
5Then he becomes very angry and he frightens them. He warns them with strong words and he says,
Psalms 2:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
- New International Version (NIV)He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:
Context of Psalms 2:5
3They 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. Then he becomes very angry and he frightens them. He warns them with strong words and he says, 6‘I have put my king on his throne in Zion. I have put him on my holy mountain.’ 7I will tell you what the Lord has promised to me, his king. He said to me, ‘You are my son. Yes, today I have become your father!
Read all of Psalms 2Psalms 2:5 word by word
אָ֤ז יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֵ֣ימוֹ בְאַפּ֑וֹ וּֽבַחֲרוֹנ֥וֹ יְבַהֲלֵֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 2:5
- Psalms 50:16But God says this to the wicked people: ‘It is useless for you to speak about my commands, or about my covenant.
- Isaiah 11:4But he will judge poor people with true justice. He will decide to do what is right for all the helpless people. He will have authority everywhere in the land. The words that he speaks will bring death to wicked people.
- Isaiah 66:6Listen to the loud noise that is coming from the city! It is a noise that comes from the temple. The Lord is punishing his enemies as they deserve. That is what is making the noise!
- Matthew 22:7The king was very angry. He sent his soldiers to the city where those people lived. They killed the people who killed the king's servants. They destroyed their city with fire.
- Matthew 23:33You are like a family of dangerous snakes! You will not be able to run away. God will surely punish you, and he will send you to hell.
- Luke 19:27Now I must punish these other people that did not want me to rule over them. Bring them here and kill them in front of me.” ’
- Revelation 1:16He held seven stars in his right hand. A sword with two sharp edges came out of his mouth. His face was like the sun when it shines very brightly.
- Revelation 19:15A sharp sword was coming out of his mouth. He will use this sword to attack the people of all the nations of the world. Then he will rule them with strong authority. He will punish them like someone who stamps on grapes in a winepress. That will show God's great anger against them. He is the Almighty God.
- Psalms 110:5The Lord is standing at your right side. When he becomes angry, he will knock down kings!
- Zechariah 1:15I am very angry with the countries that are safe and without danger. Those countries were too cruel to my people, when I was only a little angry with Jerusalem.”
Commentaries on Psalms 2:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath - He did so to the Jews who rejected the Gospel, and vexed and ruined them by the Roman armies; he did so with the opposing Roman emperors, destroying all the contending factions, till he brought the empire under the dominion of one, and him he converted to Christianity viz., Constantine the Great.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Then shall he speak unto them - That is, this seeming indifference and unconcern will not last forever. He will not always look calmly on, nor will he suffer them to accomplish their purposes without interposing. When he has shown how he regards their schemes - how impotent they are, how much they are really the objects of derision, considered as an attempt to cast off his authority - he will interpose and declare his own purposes - his determination to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The Lord sees the human threat as unimportant. He offered a solution long before they rebelled. He will stop their unrest by appointing a human leader, a descendant of David, to rule the nations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Then shall he speak--His righteous indignation as well as contempt is roused. For God to speak is for Him to act, for what He resolves He will do (Ge 1:3; Psa 33:9). vex them--agitate or terrify them (Psa 83:15).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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