Psalms 2:11

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

In Context

10And now, O ye kings, be wise: take warning, ye judges of the earth.

12Do homage to the son, lest he be angry, and ye be lost on the way; for his wrath is so speedily kindled. Happy are all they that put their trust in him.

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Cross References

Psalms 95:1O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

Psalms 99:1The Lord reigneth; people tremble: he sitteth enthroned over the cherubim; the earth is moved.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 2:11-12

Warning to the Enemies of Messiah. 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. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. We have here the practical application of this gospel doctrine concerning the kingdom of the Messiah, by way of exhortation to the kings and judges of the earth. They hear that it is in vain to… Read the whole commentary →

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