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Psalm 2:7 KJV

Psalms · chapter 2 · verse 7

I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.Psalm 2:7 · King James Version

Psalm 2:7 in context

5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

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Commentary

We have heard what the kings of the earth have to say against Christ's kingdom, and have heard it gainsaid by him that sits in heaven; let us now hear what the Messiah himself has to say for his kingdom, to make good his claims, and it is what all the powers on earth cannot gainsay. I.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-9

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