Psalm 2:12

Translations

Modern

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

Traditional

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Literal

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled in an instant. Blessed are all those taking refuge in Him.

Latin

Apprehendite disciplinam, nequando irascatur Dominus, et pereatis de via justa. Cum exarserit in brevi ira ejus, beati omnes qui confidunt in eo.

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English

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

Notes

Psalms 2:11–12

rejoice: Leaders should accept the Son as their true and only King.
Kiss the Son: Kissing was an expression of submission (Hosea 13:2).
The Lord gives joy to those who fear him. To fear the Lord means to honor him, respect him, and obey him (Psalm 1:1–2). The Psalms also say that the Lord protects those who trust him (18:30; 34:22; 119:1–3).

Psalms 2:1–12

This royal psalm describes the Lord choosing a king descended from David. It celebrates the mission of all the kings in David's family line. It also introduces the hope of an ideal ruler. This ruler will accomplish the Lord's goal of bringing all nations into submission (Psalm 2:11) or to destruction (2:9). The New Testament identifies Jesus as this descendant (see Acts 13:33; 1 Corinthians 15:25–27; Hebrews 1:5; 5:5; Revelation 19:15).

Psalms 1:1–2:12

The first two psalms serve as an introduction to the whole book of Psalms (called the Psalter). Psalm 1 presents the Lord's guidance in wisdom, while Psalm 2 shows God's rule over a rebellious and sinful world. Together, these psalms invite people to abandon foolishness, which leads to destruction. These psalms invite people to follow God's path instead, which leads to wisdom and salvation. The New Testament confirms that God will govern the nations through Jesus Christ, his chosen representative (Hebrews 1:5; Revelation 12:5; 19:15).

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Anger God's Rule and Power Over All Nations Royal Psalms The Coming of the Lord as Judge Trusting God in the Psalms

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John 5:23
…so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
Psalm 34:8
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Psalm 84:12
O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Proverbs 16:20
Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
Isaiah 30:18
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
2 Thessalonians 1:8–9
…in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Jeremiah 17:7
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
1 Peter 2:6
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Psalm 146:3–5
Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
Revelation 6:16–17
And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
Psalm 1:6
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

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