Psalms

Psalm 2:6–9

⁶“I have installed My King on Zion,

upon My holy mountain.”

⁷I will proclaim the decree

spoken to Me by the LORD:

“You are My Son;

today I have become Your Father.^c

⁸Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance,

the ends of the earth Your possession.

⁹You will break them^d with an iron scepter;

You will shatter them like pottery.^e”

Footnotes

c 2:7 Literally today I have begotten You; cited in Acts 13:33|ACT 13:33, Hebrews 1:5, and Hebrews 5:5
d 2:9 LXX You will rule them or You will shepherd them
e 2:9 Cited in Revelation 2:27|REV 2:27; see also Revelation 12:5 and Revelation 19:15.

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
I have	וַ֭אֲנִי	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
installed	נָסַ֣כְתִּי	nā·saḵ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5258 pour out
My King	מַלְכִּ֑י	mal·kî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4428 king
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Zion	צִ֝יּ֗וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
My holy	קָדְשִֽׁי׃	qāḏ·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
mountain	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will proclaim	אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה	’ă·sap·pə·rāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5608 count
the decree	חֹ֥ק	ḥōq	Noun - masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
spoken	אָמַ֘ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to Me	אֵלַ֥י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
by the LORD	יְֽהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
You	אַ֑תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
My Son	בְּנִ֥י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
today	הַיּ֥וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
I	אֲ֝נִ֗י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have become Your Father	יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃	yə·liḏ·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ask	שְׁאַ֤ל	šə·’al	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
Me	מִמֶּ֗נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and I	וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה	wə·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
the nations	ג֭וֹיִם	ḡō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
Your inheritance	נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ	na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
the ends	אַפְסֵי־	’ap̄·sê-	Adverb	H657 the two extremities
of the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Your possession	וַ֝אֲחֻזָּתְךָ֗	wa·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H272 possession

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will break them	תְּ֭רֹעֵם	tə·rō·‘êm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
with an iron	בַּרְזֶ֑ל	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
scepter	בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט	bə·šê·ḇeṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
You will shatter them	תְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃	tə·nap·pə·ṣêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5310 shatter
like pottery	יוֹצֵ֣ר	yō·w·ṣêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion