Psalm 2:9

Translations

Modern

You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

Traditional

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

Literal

You will break them with a rod of iron; You will shatter them like a vessel of a potter.”

Latin

Reges eos in virga ferrea, et tamquam vas figuli confringes eos.

Original

Hebrew

English

You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

Notes

Psalms 2:9

The Lord grants his chosen ruler the power to conquer nations as his inheritance (Isaiah 11:4; Revelation 2:27; 12:5; 19:15), ending their rebellion, resistance, and independence.

Psalms 2:7–9

The Lord adopted the king from David's family to conquer rebellious nations by force (see Psalm 89:26–27).

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 The Old Realm and the New

Related verses

Revelation 2:26–27
And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
Revelation 12:5
And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
Psalm 89:23
I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
Isaiah 30:14
It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”
Jeremiah 19:11
…and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.
Psalm 110:5–6
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
Psalm 21:8–9
Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
Matthew 21:44
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Isaiah 60:12
For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.

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