Passage

Psalms 2.7

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"5. Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure: 6. Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion."

"7. I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee."

"8. Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." (Psalms 2:5-9, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"5. Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath: 6. “Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”"

"7. I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father."

"8. Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. 9. You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”" (Psalms 2:5-9, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"5. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. ^{vex: or, trouble} 6. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. ^{set: Heb. anointed} ^{upon: Heb. upon Zion, the hill of my holiness}"

"7. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. ^{the decree: or, for a decree}"

"8. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." (Psalms 2:5-9, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"5. Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them: 6. 'And I, I have anointed My King, Upon Zion, My holy hill.'"

"7. I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou [art], I to-day have brought thee forth."

"8. Ask of Me and I give nations, thy inheritance, And thy possession, the ends of earth. 9. Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'" (Psalms 2:5-9, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous)
Audience: worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion)
Location: Israel, various periods
Time period: composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC

Theological reading

Key words

H1121 - ben, ben (Strong's H1121). Also appears in: Genesis 3, Genesis 4.26, Genesis 6.2.
H3068 - YHWH, YHWH (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: Genesis 2.4, Genesis 2.7, Genesis 2.16-17.

Quoted in

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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