Psalms 2:11
Serve the Lord in awe, kiss his feet with trembling,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
In Context
10So now, you kings, be wise: be warned, you rulers of earth.
12lest, angry, he hurl you to ruin; for soon will his fury blaze. Happy all who take refuge in him.
Cross References
Psalms 95:1Come! Let us ring out our joy to the Lord, let us merrily shout to our rock of salvation.
Psalms 99:1The Lord is king; let the nations tremble: he is throned upon cherubs; let earth quake.
Philippians 2:12Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always been obedient in the past, so now work out your own salvation with anxious care, not only when I am with you, but all the more now that I am absent.
Hebrews 12:25Beware how you refuse to hear him who is speaking. For, if the Israelites did not escape punishment, when they refused to listen to him who taught them on earth the divine will, far worse will it be for us, if we turn away from him who is teaching us from heaven.
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 →