Psalm 2:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:9

Psalms 2:9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron Those people that will not quietly submit to thee shall be crushed and destroyed by thy mighty power, which they shall never be able to resist. This was in part fulfilled when the Jews, who persisted in unbelief, were destroyed by the Roman power: and in the destruction of the pagan power when the Christian religion came to be established. But it will not be completely fulfilled till all opposing power and principality be put down. 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 2:9

break them = rule, or govern them. So Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. rod = sceptre. iron. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for unbending authority. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 2:9

"Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."This is a reference to the Judgment of the Last Day, when, at last, God will wipe Adam off the face of the earth, as indicated in Zephaniah 1:3. (See my commentary on this in Vol. 3 of the minor prophets, page 131ff). Also we have a prophetic depiction of the same event in Revelation 19:11-21.These verses refer to the ultimate end of Adam's rebellious race, which is on a collision course with... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 2:8-9

Psalms 2:8-9. Ask of me, &c.— This, as it refers to David, denotes God's promise to extend his dominion over all the neighbouring states and princes that opposed him, around all the borders of Judaea; and this promise was literally made good. But this extent of dominion is too small to come up to the full meaning of the expressions here made use of, which were more amply fulfilled in his great successor the Messiah, to whom God put all things in subjection in heaven and earth, and who shall... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:9

9. His enemies shall be subject to His terrible power (Job 4:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:8), as His people to His grace (Psalms 110:2; Psalms 110:3). rod of iron—denotes severity (Revelation 2:27). a potter's vessel—when shivered cannot be mended, which will describe utter destruction. 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 2:7-9

3. The king’s declaration 2:7-9Psalms 2:6-7 are the climax of the psalm, the answer sought in Psalms 2:1-5 and expounded in Psalms 2:8-12. [Note: Kidner, p. 51.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:9

God will deal with all rebellious peoples severely when He sets up the Messiah on His throne. It was customary for the Egyptian Pharaoh to smash votive pottery jars that represented rebellious cities or nations with his scepter. [Note: Ross, p. 792.] Perhaps that practice was the source of the imagery used in this verse. "Rule" (NIV) really means "break" (Heb. ra’a’). The emphasis in this verse is on the putting down of rebels rather than the rule that will follow that subjugation. "Rod"... 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 2:9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 2:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 2:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 2:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 2:8-9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:9

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:7-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 2:9

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

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