I will declare the [a]decree: that is, the Lord hath said unto me, (A)Thou art my son; this [b]day have I begotten thee.

Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the [c]ends of the earth for thy possession.

(B)Thou shalt crush them with a scepter of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:7 To show that my vocation to the kingdom, is of God.
  2. Psalm 2:7 That is to say, as touching man’s knowledge, because it was the first time that David appeared to be elected of God. So is it applied to Christ in his first coming and manifestation to the world.
  3. Psalm 2:8 Not only the Jews, but the Gentiles also.

I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;(A)
    today I have become your father.(B)
Ask me,
    and I will make the nations(C) your inheritance,(D)
    the ends of the earth(E) your possession.
You will break them with a rod of iron[a];(F)
    you will dash them to pieces(G) like pottery.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:9 Or will rule them with an iron scepter (see Septuagint and Syriac)