Passage Research
Psalm 2 — Sermon Preparation
The nations rage and plot against the LORD's anointed, but God installs his King on Zion and declares him his Son, warning all rulers to submit. 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.
- 12
- verses
- 92 / 76
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- 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.
“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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