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Psalm 2 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Psalm 2 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אַף ʼaph H639 2 nose, nostril
גּוֹי gôwy H1471 2 nation, a Gentile
רָגַשׁ râgash H7283 1 be tumultuous
רַעַד raʻad H7461 1 shudder
רָזַן râzan H7336 1 heavy, honorable
מוֹסֵר môwçêr H4147 1 chastisement, halter
רִיק rîyq H7385 1 emptiness, worthless

How preachers through history handled this text

11 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 4 Ambrose 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“Whatever we rejoice in, in this world, it must always be with trembling, because of the uncertainty of all things in it. To welcome Jesus Christ, and to submit to him, is our wisdom and interest. Let him be very dear and precious; love him above all, love him in sincerity, love him much, as she did, to whom much was forgiven, and, in token of it, kissed his feet, Lu 7:38. And with a kiss of loyalty take this yoke upon you, and give up yourselves to be governed by his laws, disposed of by his providence, and entirely devoted to his cause. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 2:10–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Zion — Ps 2:6

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