English Standard Version
Psalms 2:5
5Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
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,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.
Context of Psalms 2:5
3"Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us." 4He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, 6"As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill." 7I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
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 to the wicked God says: "What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips?
- Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
- Isaiah 66:6"The sound of an uproar from the city! A sound from the temple! The sound of the Lord, rendering recompense to his enemies!
- Matthew 22:7The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
- Matthew 23:33You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?
- Luke 19:27But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'"
- Revelation 1:16In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.
- Revelation 19:15From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
- Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
- Zechariah 1:15And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster.
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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