Psalms

Psalm 2:1–3

¹Why do the nations rage^a

and the peoples plot in vain?

²The kings of the earth take their stand

and the rulers gather together,

against the LORD

and against His Anointed One:^b

³“Let us break Their chains

and cast away Their cords.”

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֭מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do the nations	גוֹיִ֑ם	ḡō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
rage	רָגְשׁ֣וּ	rā·ḡə·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7283 be in tumult or commotion
and the peoples	וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים	ū·lə·’um·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
plot	יֶהְגּוּ־	yeh·gū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
in vain	רִֽיק׃	rîq	Noun - masculine singular	H7385 emptiness, vanity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The kings	מַלְכֵי־	mal·ḵê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of the earth	אֶ֗רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
take their stand	יִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ׀	yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
and the rulers	וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים	wə·rō·wz·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7336 be weighty, judicious, commanding
gather	נֽוֹסְדוּ־	nō·ws·ḏū-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3245 establish, found, fix
together	יָ֑חַד	yā·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the LORD	יְ֝הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and against	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
His Anointed One	מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃	mə·šî·ḥōw	Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4899 anointed

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let us break	נְֽ֭נַתְּקָה	nə·nat·tə·qāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off
Their chains	מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹ	mō·ws·rō·w·ṯê·mōw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4147 chastisement, halter, restraint
and cast away	וְנַשְׁלִ֖יכָה	wə·naš·lî·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
Their cords	עֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ׃	‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·mōw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5688 (twisted) cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?)

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 2:1 Acts 4:25–26 · Revelation 17:14 · Psalm 46:6 · Psalm 21:11 · Psalm 83:4–8 · Matthew 21:38 · Acts 17:5–6 · Luke 22:22–23 · Psalm 18:42 · Isaiah 8:9 · Luke 18:32 · Acts 5:33

Psalm 2:2 Matthew 26:59 · Matthew 27:1 · Revelation 17:12–14 · Luke 23:11–12 · Psalm 45:7 · Proverbs 21:30 · Acts 10:38 · John 1:41 · Psalm 48:4 · Psalm 2:10 · Psalm 74:23 · Exodus 16:7

Psalm 2:3 Jeremiah 5:5 · Luke 19:14 · Luke 19:27 · 1 Peter 2:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.