English Standard Version
Psalms 2:7
7I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
Psalms 2:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
- New International Version (NIV)I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The king proclaims the Lord’s decree: “The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your Father.
Context of Psalms 2:7
5Then 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." I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you. 8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. 9You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
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אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה אֶֽ֫ל חֹ֥ק יְֽהוָ֗ה אָמַ֘ר אֵלַ֥י בְּנִ֥י אַ֑תָּה אֲ֝נִ֗י הַיּ֥וֹם יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 2:7
- Psalms 148:6And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
- Job 23:13But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does.
- Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,'
- Matthew 3:17and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
- Matthew 8:29And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
- Matthew 16:16Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
- Matthew 17:5He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."
- Acts 13:33this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, "'You are my Son, today I have begotten you.'
- Romans 1:4and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
- Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"? Or again, "I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son"?
- Hebrews 3:6but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
- Hebrews 5:5So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you";
- Psalms 89:27And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- John 1:14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 3:16"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Commentaries on Psalms 2:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I will declare the decree - These words are supposed to have been spoken by the Messiah. I will declare to the world the decree, the purpose of God to redeem them by my blood, and to sanctify them by my Spirit. My death shall prove that the required atonement has been made; my resurrection shall prove that this atonement has been accepted. Thou art my Son - Made man, born of a woman by the creative energy of the Holy Ghost, that thou mightest feel and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I will declare the decree - We have here another change in the speaker. The Anointed One is himself introduced as declaring the great purpose which was formed in regard to him, and referring to the promise which was made to him, as the foundation of the purpose of Yahweh Psalm 2:6 to set him on the hill of Zion. The first strophe or stanza Psalm 2:1-3 is closed with a statement made by the rebels of their intention or design; the second Psalm 2:4-6 with a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-9Verses 7-9 The kingdom of the Messiah is founded upon an eternal decree of God the Father. This our Lord Jesus often referred to, as what he governed himself by. God hath said unto him, Thou art my Son, and it becomes each of us to say to him, Thou art my Lord, my Sovereign'. The Son, in asking the heathen for his inheritance, desires their happiness in him; so that he pleads for them, ever lives to do so, and is able to save to the uttermost, and he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7today I have become Your Father: In the ancient Near East, people often believed in a father-son relationship between gods and kings. In Israel, the Lord adopted kings as his sons. God set David apart as his most excellent and exalted son (Psalm 89:27). All descendants of David were the Lord’s representatives or agents. Jesus is an eternal member of the Godhead (the one God who exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; John 1:1). He is also a descendant of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The king thus constituted declares the fundamental law of His kingdom, in the avowal of His Sonship, a relation involving His universal dominion. this day have I begotten thee--as 2Sa 7:14, "he shall be My son," is a solemn recognition of this relation. The interpretation of this passage to describe the inauguration of Christ as Mediatorial King, by no means impugns the Eternal Sonship of His divine nature. In Ac 13:33, Paul's quotation does not imply…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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