“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.”
The final exhortation to kiss the son or seek refuge in him completes the psalm by inviting political and spiritual submission to God's anointed. The kiss imagery suggests homage and allegiance. The refuge language establishes the anointed as source of blessing. This verse concludes by offering salvation through proper response to God's anointed.
Church Fathers on Psalms 2:12
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…
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