Psalms
Psalm 2:2–4
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.”
4The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord taunts them.
Footnotes
- b 2:2 Cited in Acts 4:25–26|ACT 4:25-26
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.
Psalm 2:2
| 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 |
Psalm 2:3
| 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 (?) |
Psalm 2:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The One enthroned | יוֹשֵׁ֣ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in heaven | בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם | baš·šā·ma·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| laughs | יִשְׂחָ֑ק | yiś·ḥāq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7832 laugh |
| the Lord | אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| taunts them | יִלְעַג־ | yil·‘aḡ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3932 mock, deride |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Psalm 2:4 Psalm 37:13 · Psalm 59:8 · Proverbs 1:26 · Isaiah 40:22 · Psalm 11:4 · Isaiah 57:15 · Psalm 115:3 · Psalm 53:5 · Psalm 68:33 · Isaiah 66:1 · 2 Kings 19:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.