Psalms 2:6
'Truly it is I that have established My king upon Zion, My holy mountain.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
In Context
5Then will He speak unto them in His wrath, and affright them in His sore displeasure:
7I will tell of the decree: the LORD said unto me: 'Thou art My son, this day have I begotten thee.
Cross References
Psalms 45:6(45-7) Thy throne given of God is for ever and ever; a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.
Psalms 89:27(89-28) I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
Psalms 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD saith unto my lord: 'Sit thou at My right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.'
Isaiah 9:6(9-5) For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom;
Ezekiel 17:22Thus saith the Lord GOD: Moreover I will take, even I, of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high mountain and eminent;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 2:2-7
The Enemies of Messiah. 1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord , and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. We have… Read the whole commentary →