Psalms 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Psalms 2:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 2:1214 words

HebrewMeaning

נַשְּׁקוּnašəqw

kissverbH5401

rule · kiss · that touched

בַ֡רbar

sonnounH1248

פֶּןpen

lestconjH6435

that...not

יֶאֱנַ֤ףyeʾĕnap

he should be angryverbH599

וְ/תֹ֬אבְדוּwətōʾbədw

and you may perishconjH6

destroy · not escape · fail · lose ···

דֶ֗רֶךְderekə

waynounH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

כִּֽיkiy

ifconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

יִבְעַ֣רyibəʿar

it burnsverbH1197

bring (put · take) away · burn · eat ···

כִּ/מְעַ֣טkiməʿaṭ

like a littlepronH4592

very) few(-er · -est) · lightly · little ···

אַפּ֑/וֹʾapwō

anger hisnounH639

before · countenance · face · forebearing ···

אַ֝שְׁרֵ֗יʾašərēy

how blessed!nounH835

happy

כָּלkāl

are allnounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

ח֥וֹסֵיḥwōsēy

those who seek refugeverbH2620

make refuge · trust

בֽ/וֹbwō

pron

ℹWords 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 2:12

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…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 2

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