# Psalms 2.8

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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.
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> **8. Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.**
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> 9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10. Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. (Psalms 2:6-10, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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.
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> **8. Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.**
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> 9. You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” 10. Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth. (Psalms 2:6-10, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 6. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. <sup>set: Heb. anointed</sup> <sup>upon: Heb. upon Zion, the hill of my holiness</sup> 7. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. <sup>the decree: or, for a decree</sup>
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> **8. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.**
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> 9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. (Psalms 2:6-10, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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.
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> **8. Ask of Me and I give nations, thy inheritance, And thy possession, the ends of earth.**
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> 9. Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.' 10. And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth, (Psalms 2:6-10, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Davidic Covenant](/codex/2-samuel-7-14/)
- [Old Testament Christology](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Psalms 2.6-8](/codex/psalms-2-6-8/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H7592 - shaal](/codex/h7592-shaal/)

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## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.