# Psalms 2.9 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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.** > > 10. Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11. Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling. (Psalms 2:7-11, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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.”** > > 10. Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11. Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psalms 2:7-11, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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.** > > 10. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psalms 2:7-11, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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.'** > > 10. And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth, 11. Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling. (Psalms 2:7-11, 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## 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.