Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. New Living Translation Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him! English Standard Version Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. Berean Standard Bible Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him. King James Bible Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. New King James Version Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him. New American Standard Bible Kiss the Son, that He not be angry and you perish on the way, For His wrath may be kindled quickly. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! NASB 1995 Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! NASB 1977 Do homage to the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! Legacy Standard Bible Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! Amplified Bible Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame. How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him! Christian Standard Bible Pay homage to the Son or he will be angry and you will perish in your rebellion, for his anger may ignite at any moment. All who take refuge in him are happy. Holman Christian Standard Bible Pay homage to the Son or He will be angry and you will perish in your rebellion, for His anger may ignite at any moment. All those who take refuge in Him are happy. American Standard Version Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Kiss The Son, lest LORD JEHOVAH be angry, and you be destroyed from his way because his wrath burns even a little; blessed are all who trust upon him. Brenton Septuagint Translation Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and ye should perish from the righteous way: whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him. Contemporary English Version Show respect to his son because if you don't, the LORD might become furious and suddenly destroy you. But he blesses and protects everyone who runs to him. Douay-Rheims Bible Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you perish from the just way. When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time, blessed are all they that trust in him. English Revised Version Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. GOD'S WORD® Translation Kiss the Son, or he will become angry and you will die on your way because his anger will burst into flames. Blessed is everyone who takes refuge in him. Good News Translation and bow down to him; or else his anger will be quickly aroused, and you will suddenly die. Happy are all who go to him for protection. International Standard Version Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. JPS Tanakh 1917 Do homage in purity, lest He be angry, and ye perish in the way, When suddenly His wrath is kindled. Happy are all they that take refuge in Him. Literal Standard Version Kiss the Chosen One [[or Son]], lest He is angry, | And you perish [from] the way, | When His anger burns but a little, | O the blessedness of all trusting in Him! Majority Standard Bible Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him. NET Bible Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him! New Heart English Bible Do homage in purity, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, when his anger is suddenly kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. Webster's Bible Translation Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. World English Bible Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. Young's Literal Translation Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Triumphant Messiah…11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him. Cross References Revelation 6:16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. Revelation 6:17 For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?" 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, kissed him, and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance? Psalm 2:7 I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: "You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. Psalm 5:11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You. Psalm 11:1 In the LORD I take refuge. So how can you say to me, "Flee to your mountain like a bird! Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Treasury of Scripture Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Kiss Genesis 41:40,43,44 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou… 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? 1 Kings 19:18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. Son Psalm 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. ye perish Psalm 1:6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. when Psalm 2:5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 2 Thessalonians 1:8,9 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: … Revelation 6:16,17 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: … Blessed Psalm 40:4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Psalm 84:12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Psalm 146:3-5 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help… Jump to Previous Absalom Anger Angry Blessed Burn Burneth Causing Chosen David Destroyed Destruction Fear Flare Fled Happiness Happy Homage Kindled Kiss Little Moment Moved Perish Psalm Purity Quickly Refuge Sincere Soon Suddenly Trust Trusting Way WrathJump to Next Absalom Anger Angry Blessed Burn Burneth Causing Chosen David Destroyed Destruction Fear Flare Fled Happiness Happy Homage Kindled Kiss Little Moment Moved Perish Psalm Purity Quickly Refuge Sincere Soon Suddenly Trust Trusting Way WrathPsalm 2 1. The kingdom of Christ10. Kings are exhorted to accept it (12) Kiss the Son.--This familiar translation must be surrendered. It has against it the weight of all the ancient versions except the Syriac. Thus the Chaldaic has, "receive instruction "; LXX., followed by Vulg., "lay hold of discipline." Symmachus and Jerome render "pay pure adoration."Aquila has "kiss with discernment." Bar, in the sense of "son," is common in Chaldee, and is familiar to us from the Aramaic patronymics of the New Testament: e.g., Bar-Jonas, Bar-nabas, &c. The only place where it occurs in Heb., is Proverbs 31:2, where it is repeated three times; but the Book of Proverbs has a great deal of Aramaic colouring. Our psalmist uses ben for "son" in Psalm 2:7, and it is unlikely that he would change to so unusual a term, unless nashshek--bar were a proverbial saying, and of this there is no proof Surely, too, the article or a suffix would have been employed. "Kiss son" seems altogether too abrupt and bald even for Hebrew poetry. The change of subject also in the co-ordinate clause, "lest he (i.e., Jehovah, as the context shows) be angry," is very awkward. As to the translation of the verb, the remark of Delitzsch, that it means "to kiss, and nothing else," is wide of the mark, since it must in any case be taken figuratively, with sense of doing homage, as in Genesis 41:40 (margin), or worshipping (1Kings 19:18; Hosea 13:2). The most consistent rendering is, therefore, proffer pure homage (to Jehovah), lest he be angry. It may be added that the current of Rabbinical authority is against our Authorised version. Thus R. Solomon: "Arm yourselves with discipline;" (so, with a slight variation, one of the latest commentators, E. Reuss: "Arm yourselves with loyalty";) another Rabbi: "Kiss the covenant"; another, "Adore the corn." Among the best of modern scholars, Hupfeld renders "yield sincerely"; Ewald, "receive wholesome warning"; Hitzig, "submit to duty"; Gratz (by emendation), "give good heed to the warning." From the way.--The LXX. and Vulg. amplify and explain "from the righteous way." It is the way in following which, whether for individuals or nations, alone there is peace and happiness. (See Note Psalm 119:1.) . . . Verse 12. - Kiss the Son. It is certainly remarkable that we have here a different word for "Son" from that employed in ver. 7, and ordinarily in the Hebrew Bible. Still, there is other evidence that the word here used, bar, existed in the Hebrew no less than in the Aramaic, viz. Proverbs 31:2, where it is repeated thrice. It was probably an archaic and poetic word, like our "sire" for "father," rarely used, but, when used, intended to mark some special dignity. Hengstenberg suggests that the writer's motive in prefering bar to ben in this place was to avoid the cacophony which would have arisen from the juxtaposition of ben and pen (פן); and this is quite possible, but as a secondary rather than as the main reason. By "kiss the Son" we must understand "pay him homage," salute him as King in the customary way (see 1 Samuel 10:1). Lest he be angry. The omission of a customary token of respect is an insult which naturally augers the object of it (Esther 3:5). And ye perish from the way; or, as to the way." To anger the Son is to bring destruction on our "way," or course in life. When his wrath is kindled but a little; rather, for soon his wrath may be kindled (see the Revised Version). Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. The writer ends with words of blessing, to relieve the general severity of the psalm (comp. Psalm 3:8; Psalm 5:12; Psalm 28:9; Psalm 41:13, etc.). (On the blessedness of trusting in God, see Psalm 34:8; Psalm 40:4; Psalm 84:12, etc.)
Hebrew Kissנַשְּׁקוּ־ (naš·šə·qū-) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5401: To kiss, to equip with weapons the Son, בַ֡ר (ḇar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1248: The heir lest פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest He be angry יֶאֱנַ֤ף ׀ (ye·’ĕ·nap̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 599: To breathe hard, be enraged and you perish וְתֹ֬אבְדוּ (wə·ṯō·ḇə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish in your rebellion, דֶ֗רֶךְ (ḏe·reḵ) Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action when כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction His wrath אַפּ֑וֹ (’ap·pōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire ignites יִבְעַ֣ר (yiḇ·‘ar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish in an instant. כִּמְעַ֣ט (kim·‘aṭ) Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few Blessed אַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י (’aš·rê) Interjection Strong's 835: Happiness, interjection, how happy! [are] all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who take refuge ח֥וֹסֵי (ḥō·w·sê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 2620: To flee for, protection, to confide in in Him. בֽוֹ׃ (ḇōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Psalm 2:12 NIVPsalm 2:12 NLT Psalm 2:12 ESV Psalm 2:12 NASB Psalm 2:12 KJV Psalm 2:12 BibleApps.com Psalm 2:12 Biblia Paralela Psalm 2:12 Chinese Bible Psalm 2:12 French Bible Psalm 2:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 2:12 Give sincere homage lest he be angry (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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