Psalm 2:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 2:11

Serve the Lord with fear . "If ye will not serve him ( i.e. honour and obey him) from love, do it from fear;" "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" ( Psalms 111:10 ). And rejoice. Do not be content with fear. Go on from fear to love, and so to joy. Good men "rejoice in God alway" ( Philippians 4:4 ). But such rejoicing must be with trembling; or, with reverence (Prayer-book Version), since no service is acceptable to God but such as is rendered "with reverence and godly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 2:12

Kiss the Son . It is certainly remarkable that we have here a different word for "Son" from that employed in Psalms 2:7 , and ordinarily in the Hebrew Bible. Still, there is other evidence that the word here used, bar , existed in the Hebrew no less than in the Aramaic, viz. Proverbs 31:2 , where it is repeated thrice. It was probably an archaic and poetic word, like our "sire" for "father," rarely used, but, when used, intended to mark some special dignity. Hengstenberg suggests... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 2:12

The kiss of homage. "Kiss the Son," etc. That is, the Son of God , spoken of in Psalms 2:7 . Our Saviour loved to call himself "Son of man," but he did not shrink from using also this name for which the Jews accused him of blasphemy ( Matthew 11:27 ; John 9:35 ; John 10:36 ; John 19:7 ). The kiss of friendly greeting, still the ordinary custom in many countries, is referred to in innumerable passages of Scripture. Else the traitor Judas had not dared so to crown his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:11

Serve the Lord with fear - With reverence, and with deep apprehensions of the consequences of not serving and obeying him. That is, serve him in not opposing, but in promoting his purpose of establishing a kingdom under the Messiah, with the deep apprehension that if you do not do it, he will arise and crush you in his wrath.And rejoice - Prof. Alexander renders this “shout,” and supposes that it refers to the customary recognition of a present sovereign. The word used - גיל gı̂yl - means... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:12

Kiss the Son - Him whom God hath declared to be his Son Psalms 2:7, and whom, as such, he has resolved to set as King on his holy hill Psalms 2:6. The word “kiss” here is used in accordance with Oriental usages, for it was in this way that respect was indicated for one of superior rank. This was the ancient mode of doing homage or allegiance to a king, 1 Samuel 10:1. It was also the mode of rendering homage to an idol, 1 Kings 19:18; Hosea 13:2; Job 31:27. The mode of rendering homage to a king... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:11

Psalms 2:11. Serve the Lord with fear That is, with reverence and an awful sense of his great and glorious majesty, rendering you careful and diligent to please him, and afraid to offend him. And rejoice Do not esteem his yoke your dishonour and grievance, but know that it is a greater glory and happiness to be the subjects of this King than to be the emperors of the greatest empire; and accordingly rejoice in it, and bless God for this inestimable grace and benefit; with trembling This... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:12

Psalms 2:12. Kiss the Son The Son of God, in token of your subjection and adoration; of which this was a sign among the eastern nations; lest ye perish from the way Be taken out of the way by death or destruction. Or, perish out of the way by losing the right way, by taking wrong and evil courses, the end of which will be your certain and utter ruin. Or, in the way, that is, your wicked way or course; in the midst of your plots and rebellions against him: and so you will die in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 2:1-12

Psalms 2:0 God’s rulerThere is no title to this psalm, though Acts 4:25 indicates that the writer was David. The psalm was probably written to celebrate some great national occasion such as the coronation of a king. It was a reminder to the king, the people and the enemy nations that the Israelite king was, in a sense, God’s son, the one through whom God exercised his rule (2 Samuel 7:11-16; cf. Exodus 4:22). Through him God would overpower all opposition and establish his rule on the earth.In... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 2:11

the LORD. Hebrew. 'eth Jehovah. App-4 . (objective). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 2:12

Kiss = submit to, or be ruled by. Hebrew. nashak. Occurs thirty-two times (first in Genesis 27:26 , Genesis 27:27 ). Always so rendered except 1 Chronicles 12:2 . 2 Chronicles 17:17 . 2Ch 78:9 (where it is Poel Part.) "armed"; Ezekiel 3:13 "touched" (margin "kissed"); and Genesis 41:40 , "be ruled" (margin "be armed", or "kiss"). Son. Aramaean. bar, a Homonym with two meanings: (1) s on (Daniel 3:25 .Ezra 5:1 , Ezra 5:2 , Ezra 5:2 ; Ezra 6:14 .Daniel 3:25 ; Daniel 5:22 ; Daniel 7:13 , and... read more

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