New English Translation
Psalms 2:3
3They say, “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!”
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 do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? 2The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king. They say, “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!” 4The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them. 5Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying,
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 5:5I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the Lord demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them.” Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.
- Luke 19:14But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’
- 1 Peter 2:7So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,
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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