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This day have I begotten thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/2.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; I this day have begotten thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will tell of the decree: the LORD said unto me, Thou art my son; this day have I begotten thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said to me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, "You are my son. Today I have become your father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou art, I to-day have brought thee forth.<div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah_vol_2/sermon_xxxiv_opposition_to_messiah.htm">Opposition to Messiah in Vain</a><br></span><span class="snippet">He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision. T he extent and efficacy [effects] of the depravity of mankind cannot be fully estimated by the conduct of heathens destitute of divine revelation. We may say of the Gospel, in one sense, what the Apostle says of the Law, It entered that sin might abound (Romans 5:20) . It afforded occasion for displaying the alienation of the heart of man from the blessed God, in the strongest light. The sensuality, oppression and <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah_vol_2/sermon_xxxiv_opposition_to_messiah.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Newton—</span><span class="citation2">Messiah Vol. 2</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah_vol_2/sermon_xxxv_opposition_to_messiah.htm">Opposition to Messiah Ruinous</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel T here is a species of the sublime in writing, which seems peculiar to the Scripture, and of which, properly, no subjects but those of divine revelation are capable, With us, things inconsiderable in themselves are elevated by splendid images, which give them an apparent importance beyond what they can justly claim. Thus the poet, when describing a battle among bees, by a judicious selection of epithets <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah_vol_2/sermon_xxxv_opposition_to_messiah.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Newton—</span><span class="citation2">Messiah Vol. 2</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah_vol_2/sermon_xxxiii_opposition_to_messiah.htm">Opposition to Messiah Unreasonable</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD , and against His Anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. I t is generally admitted, that the institutes of Christianity, as contained in the New Testament, do at least exhibit a beautiful and salutary system of morals; and that a sincere compliance with the precepts of our Lord and His apostles, <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah_vol_2/sermon_xxxiii_opposition_to_messiah.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Newton—</span><span class="citation2">Messiah Vol. 2</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_5_1859/an_earnest_invitation.htm">An Earnest Invitation</a><br></span><span class="snippet">"Attend sermons, but prayers most, Praying's the end of preaching." And that too is in the text, for what lip can give the kiss of sincerity to the Son of God, save the lip of prayer. We drive onward, then, towards the practical conclusion May God the Holy Spirit assist us. Now it has sometimes been disputed among most earnest and zealous ministers, which is the most likely means of bringing souls to Christ; whether it is the thunder of the threatening, or the still small whisper of the promise. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_5_1859/an_earnest_invitation.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Charles Haddon Spurgeon—</span><span class="citation2">Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_9_1863/the_greatest_trial_on_record.htm">The Greatest Trial on Record</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Brethren, as the Lord gave commandment concerning even the ashes and offal of the sacrifices, we ought to think no matter trivial which stands in connection with our great burnt offering. My admonition is, "Gather up the fragments which remain, that nothing be lost." As goldsmiths sweep their shops, to save even the filings of the gold, so every word of Jesus should be treasured up as very precious. But, indeed, the narrative to which I invite you is not unimportant. Things which were purposed of <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_9_1863/the_greatest_trial_on_record.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Charles Haddon Spurgeon—</span><span class="citation2">Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 9: 1863</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/denney/the_death_of_christ/chapter_1_the_synoptic_gospels.htm">The Synoptic Gospels</a><br></span><span class="snippet">ALL the gospels describe the sufferings and death of Christ with a minuteness which has no parallel in their narratives of other events of His life, and they all, to a certain extent, by references to the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy or otherwise, indicate their sense of its meaning and importance. This, however, reveals the mind of the evangelists rather than that of the Lord. It is in His life, rather than in the record of His death itself, that we must look for indications of His mind. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/denney/the_death_of_christ/chapter_1_the_synoptic_gospels.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">James Denney—</span><span class="citation2">The Death of Christ</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/dialogue_ii_the_unconfounded.htm">Dialogue ii. --The Unconfounded. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">Eranistes and Orthodoxus. Eran.--I am come as I promised. 'Tis yours to adopt one of two alternatives, and either furnish a solution of my difficulties, or assent to what I and my friends lay down. Orth.--I accept your challenge, for I think it right and fair. But we must first recall to mind at what point we left off our discourse yesterday, and what was the conclusion of our argument. Eran.--I will remind you of the end. I remember our agreeing that the divine Word remained immutable, and took <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/dialogue_ii_the_unconfounded.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Theodoret—</span><span class="citation2">The Ecclesiastical History of Theodoret</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_20_of_civil_government.htm">Of Civil Government. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT. This chapter consists of two principal heads,--I. General discourse on the necessity, dignity, and use of Civil Government, in opposition to the frantic proceedings of the Anabaptists, sec. 1-3. II. A special exposition of the three leading parts of which Civil Government consists, sec. 4-32. The first part treats of the function of Magistrates, whose authority and calling is proved, sec. 4-7. Next, the three Forms of civil government are added, sec. 8. Thirdly, Consideration <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_20_of_civil_government.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Calvin—</span><span class="citation2">The Institutes of the Christian Religion</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_donatist_controversy_/chapter_ii_name_analysis_of.htm">An Analysis of Augustin's Writings against the Donatists. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">The object of this chapter is to present a rudimentary outline and summary of all that Augustin penned or spoke against those traditional North African Christians whom he was pleased to regard as schismatics. It will be arranged, so far as may be, in chronological order, following the dates suggested by the Benedictine edition. The necessary brevity precludes anything but a very meagre treatment of so considerable a theme. The writer takes no responsibility for the ecclesiological tenets of the <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_donatist_controversy_/chapter_ii_name_analysis_of.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">St. Augustine—</span><span class="citation2">writings in connection with the donatist controversy. </span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/the_image_and_the_stone.htm">The Image and the Stone</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 37. Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. 38. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath He given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 39. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/the_image_and_the_stone.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/wisdoms_call.htm">Wisdom's Call</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21. She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 22. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23. Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my Spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 24. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/wisdoms_call.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 Parallel</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/2-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 2:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/2-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 2:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:8" /></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mp/psalms/2-7.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframebhbl.htm" width="122" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div id="bot"><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhparnew.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>