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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem, on my holy mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Yet as for Me, I have anointed <i>and</i> firmly installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have consecrated My King on Zion, My holy mountain.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"I've put my king on Zion, my sacred hill." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"On Zion, my sacred hill," he says, "I have installed my king." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"But I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And I have anointed My King, "" On Zion—My holy hill.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And I -- I have anointed My King, Upon Zion -- My holy hill.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I anointed my king over Zion my holy mountain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But I am appointed king by him over Sion his holy mountain, preaching his commandment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have appointed my king over Zion, my holy mountain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have set my King on Zion, on the mountain of my holiness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Truly it is I that have established My king Upon Zion, My holy mountain.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/2-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=78" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/2.htm">The Triumphant Messiah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury: <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“I have</a> <a href="/hebrew/5258.htm" title="5258: nā·saḵ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast; by analogy, to anoint a king.">installed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·kî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- King. From malak; a king.">My King</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">Zion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">upon My holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har- (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountain.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a></span><br />For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a></span><br />In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a></span><br />Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-33.htm">Acts 13:33</a></span><br />He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a></span><br />For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a></span><br />Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-16.htm">Revelation 19:16</a></span><br />And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” / The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-4</a></span><br />Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. / And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24-25</a></span><br />My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a></span><br />But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet have I set my king on my holy hill of Zion.</p><p class="hdg">Yet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Psalm 45:6</a></b></br> Thy throne, O God, <i>is</i> for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom <i>is</i> a right sceptre.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Psalm 89:27,36,37</a></b></br> Also I will make him <i>my</i> firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1,2</a></b></br> A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool… </p><p class="hdg">set.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1,2</a></b></br> A Song <i>and</i> Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great <i>is</i> the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, <i>in</i> the mountain of his holiness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-2.htm">Psalm 50:2</a></b></br> Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Psalm 78:68</a></b></br> But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/job/28-27.htm">Established</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-21.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-18.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/job/15-15.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezra/6-18.htm">Installed</a> <a href="/job/39-1.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-2.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/18-50.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Installed</a> <a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">The kingdom of Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/2-10.htm">Kings are exhorted to accept it</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have installed My King</b><br>This phrase signifies God's sovereign choice and authority in appointing a ruler. In the biblical context, it refers to the anointing of a king, which was a common practice in ancient Israel, symbolizing divine approval and empowerment. Theologically, this is seen as a messianic prophecy pointing to Jesus Christ, who is recognized as the ultimate King in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a>). The concept of God installing a king also reflects the Davidic Covenant, where God promises David that his throne will be established forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>).<p><b>on Zion</b><br>Zion is a term that originally referred to the ancient Jebusite fortress that David captured and made the City of David (<a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7</a>). Over time, it came to represent the entire city of Jerusalem and, symbolically, the spiritual center of God's kingdom. Zion holds significant theological importance as the place where God dwells among His people (<a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13-14</a>) and is often used in prophetic literature to describe the future reign of the Messiah (<a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a>). In the New Testament, Zion is associated with the heavenly Jerusalem (<a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22</a>).<p><b>upon My holy mountain</b><br>Mountains in biblical literature often symbolize places of divine revelation and encounter. Mount Zion, in particular, is considered holy because it is the site of the Temple, where God's presence dwelt among the Israelites (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). The holiness of the mountain underscores the sacredness of God's choice and the divine nature of the king's authority. This phrase also connects to eschatological themes, where Zion is depicted as the center of God's eternal kingdom (<a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-3</a>). The holiness of the mountain emphasizes the purity and righteousness required of the king and his reign.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, declaring His sovereign action of installing His King.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king.htm">The King (Messiah)</a></b><br>The anointed one, traditionally understood as a reference to the Davidic king, and prophetically to Jesus Christ.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>A hill in Jerusalem, symbolically representing God's chosen place for His presence and rule.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_mountain.htm">Holy Mountain</a></b><br>Refers to Zion, emphasizing its sacredness as the dwelling place of God and His anointed King.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control and has established His King, Jesus, to reign over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_fulfillment.htm">Messianic Fulfillment</a></b><br>Understand that <a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6</a> points to Jesus as the fulfillment of God's promise to David, affirming His role as the eternal King.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/z/zion_as_a_symbol.htm">Zion as a Symbol</a></b><br>Reflect on Zion as a symbol of God's presence and His plan for redemption through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_of_god's_plan.htm">Holiness of God's Plan</a></b><br>Appreciate the sacredness of God's plan, as represented by the "holy mountain," and strive to align our lives with His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_under_christ's_reign.htm">Living Under Christ's Reign</a></b><br>Consider how acknowledging Jesus as King impacts our daily lives, calling us to live in obedience and submission to His authority.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_believe_in_what_you_cannot_see.htm">What is Zion's significance in biblical prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jesus_unify_the_bible.htm">How does Jesus connect all biblical narratives together?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_god's_holy_mountain.htm">What is God's Holy Mountain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Yet have I.</span>--The pronoun is very emphatic: "You <span class= "ital">dare </span>to revolt, it is <span class= "ital">I</span> who have given this office to the king."<p><span class= "bld">Set.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">poured out, </span>as of melted metal; used of the Divine Spirit (<a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm" title="For the LORD has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers has he covered.">Isaiah 29:10</a>), of a libation (<a href="/exodus/30-9.htm" title="You shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall you pour drink offering thereon.">Exodus 30:9</a>), and of pouring melted metal into a mould (<a href="/isaiah/40-19.htm" title="The workman melts a graven image, and the goldsmith spreads it over with gold, and casts silver chains.">Isaiah 40:19</a>); from the latter use, to <span class= "ital">establish, </span>or <span class= "ital">set up, </span>is a natural transition. Gesenius and Ewald give a different sense to the word <span class= "ital">pour, </span>and follow Symmachus in translating <span class= "ital">anointed, </span>which agrees well with the mention of the Messiah (<a href="/psalms/2-4.htm" title="He that sits in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.">Psalm 2:4</a>). The LXX. and Vulg. have "but I was appointed king by him," making the Anointed begin his speech here, instead of at the next verse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion</span>; literally, and as for me, I have set my King upon Zion, the mount of my holiness. The words are uttered by Jehovah, and must refer to the Anointed One of ver. 2. This Anointed One God has set up as King upon Zion, his holy mountain. Without denying some reference to David, the type, we must regard the Anti-type, Christ, as mainly pointed at. Christ is set up for ever as King in the heavenly Jerusalem (<a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-7</a>; <a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1 5</a>). There is no need to substitute "anointed" for "set" or" set up," as is done by Rosenmuller, Gesenius, Ewald, Zuuz, Umbreit, and others, since <span class="hebrew">גסך</span> has both meanings (comp. <a href="/proverbs/8-23.htm">Proverbs 8:23</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/2-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“I have</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭אֲנִי</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">installed</span><br /><span class="heb">נָסַ֣כְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·saḵ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5258.htm">Strong's 5258: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My King</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(mal·kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zion,</span><br /><span class="heb">צִ֝יּ֗וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[upon] My holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשִֽׁי׃</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hill.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַר־</span> <span class="translit">(har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 2:6 Yet I have set my king (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/2-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 2:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/2-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 2:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>