Passage

Psalms 2.8

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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.

8. Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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)

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Setting

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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.

H7592 - shaal, shaal, Strong's H7592

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Concepts:

Lexicon:

H7592 - shaal

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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