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Psalm 2
There is nothing in this psalm which is not applicable to
Christ, but some things which are not all applicable to David.
Threatenings denounced against the adversaries of Christ's
kingdom, ver. 1-6. Promises made to Christ, ver. 7-9. Counsel
given to all, to submit to him, ver. 10-12.
Verse
1. Heathen - Who did so against David, 2 Sam. v, 6, 17; 1 Chron.
xiv, 8, and against Christ, Luke xviii, 32 Acts iv, 25, &c.
Verse
2. The kings - Herod, and Pilate and others with or after them.
Earth - So called in way of contempt and to shew their madness in
opposing the God of heaven. Set - The word denotes the
combination of their counsels and forces. Anointed - Against the
king whom God hath chosen and exalted.
Verse
3. And cast - The same thing expressed with more emphasis. Let
us not only break off their yoke and the cords by which it is
fastened upon us, but let us cast them far away.
Verse
4. Sitteth - As the king of the whole world. Heavens - As an
evidence both of God's clear and certain knowledge of all things
that are done below, and of his sovereign and irresistible power.
Laugh - Shall despise them and all their crafty devices.
Verse
6. Yet - Notwithstanding all their artifices and combinations. My
king - Who ruleth in my stead, and according to my will, and for
my glory. Zion - Over my church and people. Zion strictly taken,
was an hill on the north part of Jerusalem, where there was a
strong fort, called the city of David, but in a more large sense it is
put for the city of Jerusalem, for the temple of Jerusalem, built
upon the hill of Moriah, which was either a part of mount Sion, or
adjoining to it; for the church of the Jews, and for the Christian
church.
Verse
7. The decree - The will and appointment of God concerning this.
My son - Which tho' it may in some sort be said to, or of David,
yet much more properly belongs to Christ, who is commonly
known by this title both in the Old and New Testament, and to
whom this title is expressly appropriated by the holy ghost, who is
the best interpreter of his own words, Acts xiii, 33 Heb. i, 5. This
day - This may be understood either,
1. Of his eternal generation. This day, from all eternity, which is
well described by this day, because in eternity there is no
succession, no [yesterday,] no [tomorrow,] but it is all as one
continued day or moment without change or flux; or,
2. Of the manifestation of Christ's eternal son-ship in time; which
was done both in his birth and life, when his being the son of God
was demonstrated by the testimony of the angel, Luke i, 32, and
of God the Father, Matt. iii, 17; xvii, 5, and by his own words and
works; and in his resurrection, which seems to be here mainly
intended, of which day this very place is expounded, Acts xiii, 33.
When Christ was in a most solemn manner declared to be the son
of God with power, Rom. i, 4.
Verse
8. Earth - Not only the Jewish nation, but the whole world.
Verse
9. Them - Those that will not quietly submit to thee, shall be
crushed and destroyed by thee. This was in part fulfilled, when the
Jews who persisted in unbelief, were destroyed by the Roman
power: And in the destruction of the Pagan power, when the
Christian religion came to be established. But it will not be
compleatly fulfilled, 'till all opposing power and principality be
put down.
Verse
10. Now - While you have time for repentance and submission.
Verse
11. Fear - With an awful sense of his great and glorious majesty.
Rejoice - Do not esteem his yoke your dishonour and grievance;
but rejoice in this inestimable grace and benefit. Trembling - This
is added to warn them of taking heed that they do not turn this
grace of God into wantonness.
Verse
12. Kiss - In token of your subjection and adoration; whereof this
was a sign among the eastern nations. The son - The son of God.
Ye perish - Be taken out of the way by death or destruction.
Wrath - The least degree of his anger is terrible.
Psalm 2:
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| Matthew Henry
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 Job Proverbs
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