New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 2

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed.

1Whyלָ֭מָּהLa.mahH4100are thenationsגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471in an uproarרָגְשׁ֣וּra.ge.ShuH7283And the peoplesוּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗יםu.le.'u.MimH3816devisingיֶהְגּוּ־yeh.gu-H1897a vainH7385thingH7385?

2Thekingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776takeיִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ׀yit.ya.tze.VuH3320their standH3320And the rulersוְרוֹזְנִ֥יםve.roz.NimH7336takeH3245counselH3245togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162Againstעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921HisAnointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899, saying,

3“Let ustearנְֽ֭נַתְּקָהNe.na.te.kahH5423their fettersמֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹmos.ro.Tei.movH4147apartH5423And castH7993awayH7993their cordsעֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ׃'a.vo.Tei.movH5688from us!”

4He whositsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064laughsיִשְׂחָ֑קyis.ChakH7832,The Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136scoffsיִלְעַג־yil.'ag-H3932at them.

5Thenאָ֤ז'azH227He will speakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696to them in Hisangerבְאַפּ֑וֹve.'a.PoH639Andterrifyיְבַהֲלֵֽמוֹ׃ye.va.ha.Le.movH926them in His furyוּֽבַחֲרוֹנ֥וֹu.va.cha.ro.NoH2740, saying,

6“But as for Me, I haveinstalledנָסַ֣כְתִּיna.Sakh.tiH5258My Kingמַלְכִּ֑יmal.KiH4428Upon Zionצִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.”

7“I will surelyH3588tellאֲסַפְּרָ֗ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608of thedecreeחֹ֥קchokH2706of the Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:He saidאָמַ֘ר'a.MarH559to Me, ‘You areMy Sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,Todayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117I have begottenיְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃ye.lid.Ti.khaH3205You.

8Askשְׁאַ֤לshe.'AlH7592of Me, andI will surely giveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414thenationsג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471as Your inheritanceנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159, And the veryendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776as Your possessionוַ֝אֲחֻזָּתְךָ֗va.'a.chu.za.te.khaH272.

9You shallbreakתְּ֭רֹעֵםTe.ro.'emH7489them with arodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270, You shallshatterתְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃te.na.pe.TzemH5310them likeearthenwareכִּכְלִ֖י יוֹצֵ֣רkikh.Li yo.TzerH3627 H3335.’”

10Nowוְ֭עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258therefore, O kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428,showH7919discernmentH7919;TakeH3256warningH3256, Ojudgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

11Worshipעִבְד֣וּ'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068withreverenceבְּיִרְאָ֑הbe.yir.'AhH3374And rejoiceוְ֝גִ֗ילוּve.Gi.luH1523withtremblingבִּרְעָדָֽה׃bir.'a.DahH7461.

12DoH5401homageH5401tothe SonH1248,that He not becomeH599angryיֶאֱנַ֤ף׀ye.'e.NafH599,and you perishוְתֹ֬אבְדוּve.Toe.duH6inthe wayדֶ֗רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, ForHis wrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639maysoonכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592be kindledיִבְעַ֣רyiv.'ArH1197.How blessedאַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י'ash.ReiH835are allכָּל־kol-H3605whotakeH2620refugeח֥וֹסֵיCho.seiH2620in Him!

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed.

Commentaries on Psalms 2