Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him!
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
Cross References
Genesis 41:40thou — thou art over my house, and at thy mouth do all my people kiss; only in the throne I am greater than thou.'
1 Samuel 10:1And Samuel taketh the vial of the oil, and poureth on his head, and kisseth him, and saith, 'Is it not because Jehovah hath appointed thee over His inheritance for leader?
Psalms 1:6For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!
Psalms 2:7I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou [art], I to-day have brought thee forth.
Psalms 34:8Taste ye and see that Jehovah [is] good, O the happiness of the man who trusteth in Him.
Psalms 40:4O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.
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 →