Psalms 2:10
And now, O ye kings, be wise: take warning, ye judges of the earth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
In Context
9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; like a potter's vessel shalt thou dash them in pieces.”
11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Cross References
Psalms 72:10The kings of Tharshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing-fathers, and their princesses thy nursing-mothers; with the face toward the earth shall they bow down to thee, and the dust of thy feet shall they lick up: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, who will not suffer those who hope in me to be ashamed.
Isaiah 60:3And nations shall walk by thy light, and kings by the brightness of thy shining.
Jeremiah 6:8Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, that my soul tear itself not away from thee; that I render thee not desolate, a land which is not inhabited.
Zechariah 14:17And it shall happen, that whoso will not come up out of the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to bow down before the King, the Lord of hosts,—even upon these there shall be no rain.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 2:8-10
The Triumphs of Messiah. 7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 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. We have heard what the kings of the earth have to say against Christ's kingdom, and have heard it gainsaid by him that sits in heaven; let us now hear what the… Read the whole commentary →