Psalm 2:4-12

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 2:4

"He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision. Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure."The alternate reading for "vex" in our version is "trouble." Has this come to pass? Indeed it has! In my lifetime, a mighty nation, the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, the U.S.S.R., in effect declared war upon God and his Anointed; but God has indeed spoken unto that nation in His wrath! 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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 2:8

"Ask of me, and I will give thee nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession."These words forever remove the possibility that this prophecy is a reference to King David, except in the limited sense that he was indeed a Biblical type of our Lord. Zechariah 9:9-10 also indicated the universal reign of Messiah.Of course, it is not a literal earthly kingship of Jesus Christ over worldly nations that is indicated here. Christ emphatically repudiated that... 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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 2:10

"Now therefore be wise, O ye kings:Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling."The kings, rulers and judges of mankind should indeed be the spiritual leaders of the people, fearing God and showing by their example that allegiance and service which all men owe to their Creator. However, as this Psalm indicates, it is precisely this class of men who all too often have led the rebellion against God and His Christ.It is the conceit and egotism of men... 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 2:4

Psalms 2:4. He that sitteth, &c.— Or, He that dwelleth. This is spoken of God, (after the manner of men,) to denote his utter contempt of the opposition of his enemies; the perfect ease with which he was able to disappoint all their measures, and crush them for their impiety and folly; together with his absolute security that his counsels should stand, and his measures be finally accomplished; as men laugh at, and hold in utter contempt, those whose malice and power they know to be utterly... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 2:5

Psalms 2:5. Then shall he speak unto them— This denotes, not God's speaking to them by an audible voice; but his making them know, to their full conviction, by the disappointment of their schemes, and the vengeance taken of them, that David was established king in Jerusalem, and should reign in his son the Messiah throughout all generations. For David declares that God would speak to them in his wrath; i.e. by the effects of it; a language the most expressive and convincing of all others. The... 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

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