Psalm 2:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:6

Psalms 2:6. Yet Notwithstanding all their artifices and powerful combinations, have I set Hebrew, נסכתי , nasachti, I have anointed, that is, designed, appointed, or constituted, as the word is frequently used in the Scriptures; my king Mine in a singular sense, who has not his kingdom by succession from former kings, or by election of the people, but by my special and extraordinary designation; and who rules in my stead, and according to my will, and for my service and glory; upon... 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 2:6

set = founded. Not the same word as Psalms 2:2 . My holy hill. Figure of speech Antimeria ( App-6 ). Hebrew = "mount of my Sanctuary". holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 . Zion. The mount immediately south of Moriah. See note on 2 Samuel 5:7 . Occurs thirty-eight times in Psalms. "Jerusalem" occurs seventeen times. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 2:6

"Yet I have set my King Upon my holy hill of Zion. I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my Son; This day have I begotten thee."God Himself upon the occasion of Jesus' baptism made it clear enough who this Son is, thundering the message from heaven itself (Matthew 3:17). In the light of that testimony, who should dare to affirm otherwise?"My holy hill of Zion." Of course, this is a reference to Jerusalem, referred to here as holy, meaning not that Jerusalem's citizens were... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 2:6

Psalms 2:6. Yet have I set my King— It should have been rendered, I, even I, have anointed my King on Sion, or rather, over Sion, the mountain of my holiness. We do not read that David was ever anointed on Mount Sion, or in Jerusalem, king over Israel; and the meaning is not that God had anointed David on Sion, but to be king and reign in Sion; because David had chosen it for his own residence, and God for the habitation of the ark. The meaning of the passage seems to be this: David, probably,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:6

6. The purpose here declared, in its execution, involves their overthrow. Yet—literally, "and," in an adversative sense. I have set—anointed, or firmly placed, with allusion in the Hebrew to "casting an image in a mould." The sense is not materially varied in either case. my king—appointed by Me and for Me (Numbers 27:18). upon my holy hill of Zion—Zion, selected by David as the abode of the ark and the seat of God's visible residence (Numbers 27:18- :); as also David, the head of the Church... 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 2:4-6

2. The Lord’s resolution 2:4-6 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:6

Because God had installed His king on the throne of Israel, any rebellion against him would prove futile ultimately. God established the kings of Israel-with greater or less stability on their earthly thrones-depending on their submission to the throne in heaven. David was very faithful to represent God, though not completely faithful, so God established his throne quite solidly, which involved ability to control the nations around him. Jesus Christ was completely faithful to carry out God’s... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 2:1-12

The historical situation of this Ps. cannot now be recovered. It may refer to some threatened rebellion of subject kings in the early days of Solomon, or to some similar movement under one of the later kings; but it is impossible to give it any precise date. This, however, is of the less importance, as the leading feature of the Ps. is its application to the Messianic King—the ideal ruler of Israel. Some writers deny that it had any historical setting, and hold that it refers exclusively to the... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 2:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 2:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 2:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 2:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:6

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:4-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:6

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 2:1-12

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