Psalm 2:12 NLT,NIV,ESV

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 2:12

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 2:12

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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 2:12

"Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way,For his wrath will soon be kindled.Blessed are all they who take refuge in him.""Kiss the son." This was an accepted act of adoration, submission, and homage, paid to ancient kings and rulers. It was also adopted by pagan worshippers as a manner of honoring their false gods. The once-worshippers of God in the times of Hosea were saying, "Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves"! (Hosea 13:2). "Kissing the calves, or kissing the hand... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 2:12

Psalms 2:12. Kiss the Son— The Son primarily denotes David himself; but the character is more especially applicable to his great successor, who is the Son of God, in a more appropriate and much higher sense than David. A kiss in the East was a token of respect and reverence from inferiors to their superiors: so that kissing David means paying that homage and veneration which was due to him as God's adopted son and king, and which was paid to eastern monarchs by their subjects. Kissing the hand... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:12

12. Kiss the Son—the authority of the Son. perish from the way—that is, suddenly and hopelessly. kindled but a little—or, "in a little time." put their trust in him—or take refuge in Him (Psalms 5:11). Men still cherish opposition to Christ in their hearts and evince it in their lives. Their ruin, without such trust, is inevitable (Psalms 5:11- :), while their happiness in His favor is equally sure. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:1-12

Psalms 2In this "second psalm" (Acts 13:33), one of the most frequently quoted in the New Testament, David (Acts 4:25) exhorted the pagan nations surrounding Israel to forsake their efforts to oppose the Lord and His anointed king. He urged them to submit to the authority of the Son whom God has ordained to rule them (cf. 2 Samuel 10). The first and second psalms were always united as one in the rabbinical traditions. [Note: See Peter C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50, p. 59.] This is a royal psalm and,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:10-12

4. The psalmist’s exhortation 2:10-12 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:12

"Kissing" the son (NIV) is an act of submissive homage to the king (cf. 1 Kings 19:20; Hosea 13:2). [Note: See Chisholm, p. 266, n. 16, for discussion of the textual problem involving "son."] The custom of kissing the pope’s ring pictures the same thing. The human king and the Lord enjoy close association in this whole psalm. Their wrath and their pleasure are different only in the spheres in which they operate, the local and the cosmic. The nations would serve the Lord as they served His son,... read more

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

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 2:1-12

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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 2:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 2:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:1-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:10-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:12

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