Psalms 2:12
Bow down humbly before his son! If you do not do that, Yahweh will be angry, and he will suddenly get rid of you. Do not forget that he can very quickly show that he is very angry! But he is very pleased with all those who request him to protect them [MET].
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In The King James Version
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Cross References
Genesis 41:40So I will put you in charge of everything in my palace. All the people here in Egypt must obey what you command. Only because I am king [MTY] will I have more authority than you.”
1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a small jar of olive oil and poured some of it on Saul’s head. Then he kissed Saul on the cheek, and told him, “I am doing this because Yahweh has chosen you to be the leader of his Israeli people.
Psalms 1:6because he guides and protects righteous people, but the path that the wicked walk on leads them to where they will be destroyed/punished by God forever.
Psalms 2:7And his king says, “I will proclaim what Yahweh has decreed. He said to me, ‘ It is as though you are my son; today I have declared to everyone that it is as though [MET] I am your father.
Psalms 34:8Find out for yourself, and you will experience that Yahweh is good to you! He is very pleased with those who ask him to protect them.
Psalms 40:4Yahweh is pleased with those who trust him, those who do not trust in idols or join with those who worship those false gods.
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 →