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Psalms 2:10 — King James Version← Study notes

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.


Psalms 2:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 2:106 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ֭/עַתָּהwəʿatāh
and thereforeconjH6258
now · straightway · this time · whereas
מְלָכִ֣יםməlākiym
O kingsnounH4428
royal
הַשְׂכִּ֑ילוּhaśəkiylw
act prudentlyverbH7919
expert · instruct · prosper · prudent ···
הִ֝וָּסְר֗וּhiwāsərw
let yourselves be instructedverbH3256
chasten · chastise · correct · instruct ···
שֹׁ֣פְטֵיšōpəṭēy
O rulers ofverbH8199
avenge · that condemn · defend · execute ···
אָֽרֶץʾāreṣ
the earthnounH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 2:10

1. “Why do the heathen rage, and the people meditate vain things?” Psalm 2:1. “The kings of the earth have stood up, and the rulers taken counsel together, against the Lord, and against His Christ” Psalm 2:2. It is said, “why?” as if it were said, in vain. For what they wished, namely, Christ's destruction, they accomplished not; for this is spoken of our Lord's persecutors, of whom also mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 4:26 2. “Let us break their bonds…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 2
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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