psalm-2:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:7

Psalms 2:7. I will declare Or publish, that all people concerned may take notice of it and submit to it, if they would escape the divine judgments which will be executed on the refractory and disobedient; the decree The will and appointment of God concerning my advancement to the throne of Judah and Israel, and that of the Messiah, my seed, to universal empire over all mankind, and concerning the submission and obedience which must be paid thereto. The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art... 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 2:7

the = for a. Thou art my Son. Quoted in Acts 13:33 .Hebrews 1:5 ; Hebrews 5:5 . This is the Divine formula for anointing. Compare Matthew 3:17 , for Prophet; Matthew 17:5 , for Priest; and Hebrews 1:5 , Hebrews 1:6 , for King. begotten Thee. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia ( App-6 ). It refers to resurrection (Acts 13:33 .Romans 1:3 , Romans 1:4 .Colossians 1:18 . Revelation 1:5 ). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 2:7

Psalms 2:7. I will declare the decree— Or, I will tell of a decree. David having introduced God as declaring that he would speak to the confusion of his enemies, and convince them that he had made him king in Sion, further says, for the encouragement of his subjects, that he would relate to them God's purpose concerning him, and the gracious assurances that he had been pleased to grant him. The decree concerning David was this: Thou art my son, &c. God himself was properly king over Israel;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:7

7. The king thus constituted declares the fundamental law of His kingdom, in the avowal of His Sonship, a relation involving His universal dominion. this day have I begotten thee—as 2 Samuel 7:14, "he shall be My son," is a solemn recognition of this relation. The interpretation of this passage to describe the inauguration of Christ as Mediatorial King, by no means impugns the Eternal Sonship of His divine nature. In Acts 13:33, Paul's quotation does not imply an application of this passage to... 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

David’s reference to the Lord’s decree declaring David "God’s son" goes back to the Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:14). There the Lord described the relationship He would have with David and the kings that would succeed him as that of a father with a son. This communicated to David his legitimate right to rule over Israel. The figure connotes warm affection rather than simply a formal relationship. In the ancient world a king’s son usually succeeded his father on the throne. In Israel, God wanted... 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

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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 2:7

(7) I will declare.—The anointed king now speaks himself, recalling the covenant made with him by Jehovah at his coronation.I will tell.—Better, Let me speak concerning the appointment. The word rendered decree in our version is derived from a root meaning to engrave, and so stands for any formal agreement, but it is usually an ordinance clearly announced by a prophet or some other commissioned interpreter of the Divine will, and consecrated and legalised by mutual adoption by king and... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 2:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 2:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 2:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 2:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 2:7

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

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

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

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 2:7

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