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Psalms 2:3 — King James Version← Study notes

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.


Psalms 2:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 2:36 words
HebrewMeaning
נְֽ֭נַתְּקָהnənatəqāh
let us tear offverbH5423
burst · draw · lift up · pluck (away ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑י/מוֹmwōsərwōtēymwō
fetters theirnounH4147
bond
וְ/נַשְׁלִ֖יכָהwənašəliykāh
and let us throwconjH7993
cast (away · down · forth · off ···
מִמֶּ֣/נּוּmimenw
away from uspronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
עֲבֹתֵֽי/מוֹʿăbōtēymwō
ropes theirnounH5688
cord · rope · thick bough · wreathen
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 2:3

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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