Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, New Living Translation The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and against his anointed one. English Standard Version The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, Berean Standard Bible The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: King James Bible The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, New King James Version The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, New American Standard Bible The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers conspire together Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, NASB 1995 The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, NASB 1977 The kings of the earth take their stand, And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and against His Anointed: Legacy Standard Bible The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against Yahweh and against His Anointed, saying, Amplified Bible The kings of the earth take their stand; And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying, Christian Standard Bible The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his Anointed One: Holman Christian Standard Bible The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and His Anointed One:” American Standard Version The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying, Aramaic Bible in Plain English The kings and rulers of the Earth stood up and counseled together against LORD JEHOVAH and against his Messiah: Brenton Septuagint Translation The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ; Contemporary English Version The kings of this earth have all joined together to turn against the LORD and his chosen king. Douay-Rheims Bible The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, against the Lord and against his Christ. English Revised Version The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation Kings take their stands. Rulers make plans together against the LORD and against his Messiah by saying, Good News Translation Their kings revolt, their rulers plot together against the LORD and against the king he chose. International Standard Version As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say, JPS Tanakh 1917 The kings of the earth stand up, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD, and against His anointed: Literal Standard Version Kings of the earth station themselves, and princes have been united together, against YHWH, and against His Messiah: Majority Standard Bible The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: New American Bible Kings on earth rise up and princes plot together against the LORD and against his anointed one: NET Bible The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king. New Revised Standard Version The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and his anointed, saying, New Heart English Bible The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his Anointed: Webster's Bible Translation The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, World English Bible The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying, Young's Literal Translation Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Triumphant Messiah1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: 3“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”… Cross References John 1:41 He first found his brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated as Christ). Acts 4:26 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.' Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever." Psalm 45:7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy. Psalm 46:6 Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice. Psalm 48:4 For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. Psalm 74:18 Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name. Treasury of Scripture The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, kings Psalm 2:10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Psalm 48:4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. Psalm 110:5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. rulers Matthew 26:3,59 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, … Matthew 27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: Acts 4:5-8 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, … Lord Exodus 16:7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us? Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. John 15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. anointed Psalm 45:7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Psalm 89:20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; Jump to Previous Anointed Counsel Earth Fixed Gather Kings Messiah Princes Purpose Rulers Selection Stand Station Themselves Together UnitedJump to Next Anointed Counsel Earth Fixed Gather Kings Messiah Princes Purpose Rulers Selection Stand Station Themselves Together UnitedPsalm 2 1. The kingdom of Christ10. Kings are exhorted to accept it (2) Set themselves--i.e., with hostile intent, as in Jeremiah 46:4, where the same word is used of warriors: "Stand forth with your helmets." Rulers.--Properly, grave dignitaries. Take counsel.--Better, have taken their pians, and are now mustering to carry them into effect. Notice the change of tense: in the first clause, the poet sees, as it were, the array; in the second, he goes back to its origin. Against the Lord.--Notice the majestic simplicity of this line. The word Messiah is applicable in its first sense to any one anointed for a holy office or with holy oil (Leviticus 4:3; Leviticus 4:5; Leviticus 4:16). Its distinctive reference to an expected prince of the chosen people, who was to redeem them from their enemies, and fulfil completely all the Divine promises for them, probably dates from this psalm, or more distinctly from this psalm than from any one passage. At least, that the traditional Jewish interpretation had fastened upon it as of this importance is shown by the frequent and emphatic quotation of this psalm in the New Testament. (See New Testament use of these verses in Acts 4:25, and Note in New Testament Commentary.) . . . Verse 2. - The kings of the earth set themselves; or, draw themselves up in array (comp. Jeremiah 46:4). Such kings as Herod the Great, Herod Agrippa, Nero, Galerius, Diocletian, Julian the Apostate, etc. There is always a warfare between the world and the Church, in which kings are apt to take a part, most often on the worldly side. And the rulers take counsel together. "Rulers" are persons having authority, but below the rank of kings Such were the ethnarchs and tetrarchs of the first century, the governors of provinces under the Roman emperor, the members of the Jewish Sanhedrin, and the like. These last frequently "took counsel against the Lord" (see Matthew 26:3 - 5; Matthew 27:1; Acts 4:5, 6; Acts 5:21-41). Against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying. In David's time the recognized "anointed of the Lord" was the divinely appointed King of Israel (1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Samuel 12:3, 5; 1 Samuel 16:6; 1 Samuel 24:6, 10; 1 Samuel 26:7, 16; 2 Samuel 1:14, 16: 19:21; 22:51; Psalm 17:50; 20:6; 28:8) - first Saul, and then David; but David here seems to designate by the term a Greater than himself - the true theocratic King, whom he typified.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The kingsמַלְכֵי־ (mal·ḵê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4428: A king of the earth אֶ֗רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land take their stand יִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ ׀ (yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3320: To set or station oneself, take one's stand and the rulers וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים (wə·rō·wz·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7336: To be weighty, judicious or commanding gather נֽוֹסְדוּ־ (nō·ws·ḏū-) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3245: To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult together, יָ֑חַד (yā·ḥaḏ) Adverb Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the LORD יְ֝הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and against וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against His Anointed One: מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ (mə·šî·ḥōw) Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4899: Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah Links Psalm 2:2 NIVPsalm 2:2 NLT Psalm 2:2 ESV Psalm 2:2 NASB Psalm 2:2 KJV Psalm 2:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 2:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 2:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 2:2 French Bible Psalm 2:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 2:2 The kings of the earth take (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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