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Psalms 2:11 — King James Version← Study notes

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.


Psalms 2:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 2:116 words
HebrewMeaning
עִבְד֣וּʿibədw
serveverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
בְּ/יִרְאָ֑הbəyirəʾāh
with fearpronH3374
dreadful · exceedingly
וְ֝/גִ֗ילוּwəgiylw
and rejoiceconjH1523
joy · be joyful · rejoice
בִּ/רְעָדָֽהbirəʿādāh
with tremblingpronH7461
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 2:11

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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