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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 />He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury, <i>saying,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then He speaks to them in His anger And terrifies them in His fury, <i>saying</i>,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then He will speak to them in His [profound] anger And terrify them with His displeasure, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he speaks to them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath:&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD becomes furious and threatens them. His anger terrifies them as he says, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he speaks to them in his anger. In his burning anger he terrifies them by saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he warns them in anger and terrifies them with his fury. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In his anger he rebukes them, and in his wrath he terrifies them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and trouble them in his sore displeasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Then He speaks to them in His anger, and in His wrath He troubles them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and in his burning shall he terrify them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his rage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then will he speak to them in his anger and trouble them with his fury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he speaks to them in his anger, in his wrath he terrifies them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath and say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But this he will speak against them in his passion, and in his anger he will trouble them:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then will He speak unto them in His wrath, And affright them in His sore displeasure:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/2-5.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=73" 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">4</span>The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">He rebukes</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lê·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ḇə·’ap·pōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">in His anger,</a> <a href="/hebrew/926.htm" title="926: yə·ḇa·hă·lê·mōw (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To disturb, terrify. A primitive root; to tremble inwardly, i.e. be alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously.">and terrifies them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="2740: ū·ḇa·ḥă·rō·w·nōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- (burning of) anger. Or charon; from charah; a burning of anger.">in His fury:</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”…<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="/revelation/6-16.htm">Revelation 6:16-17</a></span><br />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. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></span><br />“For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-28</a></span><br />Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9</a></span><br />Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a></span><br />Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Jeremiah 25:30-31</a></span><br />So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. / The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-9</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-15</a></span><br />The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2</a></span><br />The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-26</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-18.htm">Ezekiel 38:18-23</a></span><br />Now on that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, My wrath will flare up. / In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. / The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Joel 2:11</a></span><br />The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.</p><p class="hdg">Then</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Psalm 50:16-22</a></b></br> But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or <i>that</i> thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a></b></br> But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Isaiah 66:6</a></b></br> A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.</p><p class="hdg">vex.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/110-5.htm">Psalm 110:5,6</a></b></br> The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15</a></b></br> And I am very sore displeased with the heathen <i>that are</i> at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/31-34.htm">Affright</a> <a href="/job/40-11.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/42-7.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">Displeasure</a> <a href="/job/42-5.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/job/41-10.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/job/40-11.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/job/22-4.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/job/42-4.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/job/33-16.htm">Terrifies</a> <a href="/job/33-16.htm">Terrify</a> <a href="/job/38-23.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/34-20.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/job/19-2.htm">Vex</a> <a href="/job/42-7.htm">Words</a> <a href="/job/42-7.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Affright</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Displeasure</a> <a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/psalms/59-3.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/38-14.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/psalms/6-3.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/psalms/5-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/job/22-10.htm">Terrifies</a> <a href="/psalms/10-18.htm">Terrify</a> <a href="/psalms/3-1.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-6.htm">Vex</a> <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Words</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Wrath</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>Then He rebukes them in His anger</b><br>This phrase highlights God's response to the rebellion of the nations and their leaders, as described earlier in the psalm. The concept of divine rebuke is consistent throughout Scripture, where God corrects and disciplines those who oppose His will (e.g., <a href="/psalms/6.htm">Psalm 6:1</a>, <a href="/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12</a>). The use of "anger" here underscores the seriousness of their defiance against God's anointed king, reflecting the righteous indignation of a holy God. In the biblical context, God's anger is not capricious but a just response to sin and rebellion. This rebuke can be seen as a form of divine judgment, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a>).<p><b>and terrifies them in His fury:</b><br>The word "terrifies" indicates the overwhelming power and authority of God that instills fear in those who oppose Him. This is not merely a human fear but a recognition of the divine majesty and the consequences of standing against God's purposes. "Fury" suggests an intense, consuming wrath, which is often associated with God's judgment against sin (e.g., <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a>). The imagery here is reminiscent of the theophanies in the Old Testament, where God's presence is accompanied by awe-inspiring phenomena (e.g., <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-19</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the eschatological judgment, where God's ultimate justice will be revealed (e.g., <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>). The terrifying aspect of God's fury serves as a warning to the nations and a call to submit to His sovereign rule.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who speaks and acts in righteous anger against those who oppose His anointed.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Representing the collective opposition to God's rule and His anointed one, often seen as the rebellious kings and rulers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_anointed_one.htm">The Anointed One (Messiah)</a></b><br>The king established by God, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is opposed by the nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>The holy hill where God has set His king, symbolizing God's chosen place and His divine authority.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rebellion.htm">The Rebellion</a></b><br>The event of the nations conspiring against God and His anointed, leading to God's response in anger.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>God's response to rebellion is rooted in His sovereign authority and justice. He is not indifferent to sin and opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_wrath.htm">The Reality of Divine Wrath</a></b><br>God's anger is a righteous response to sin. Understanding His wrath helps us appreciate His holiness and the seriousness of rebellion against Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_plan.htm">The Assurance of God's Plan</a></b><br>Despite the rebellion of nations, God's plan remains unthwarted. Believers can find comfort in His ultimate control and the certainty of His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_reverence_and_submission.htm">The Call to Reverence and Submission</a></b><br>Recognizing God's authority should lead us to reverence and submission, aligning our lives with His will and acknowledging His anointed King, Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The terrifying aspect of God's fury serves as a warning to repent and turn to Him, embracing the grace offered through Christ before the day of judgment.<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/what_is_the_meaning_of_spiritual_food.htm">What does 'Joy Comes in the Morning' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_22_12-14_align_with_god's_omniscience.htm">In Job 22:12-14, Eliphaz suggests God may not see everything; how does this align with other scriptures asserting God's omniscience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_17_5_align_with_eph._2_8-9.htm">How does the psalmist's reliance on personal righteousness (Psalm 17:5) align with New Testament teachings about salvation by faith and not by works (Ephesians 2:8-9)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_righteous_indignation.htm">What defines righteous indignation?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">Then.</span>--An emphatic particle, marking the climax; possibly equal to "Lo! behold." The grand roll of the words in the original is like the roll of the thunder, and is rendered more effective by its contrast with the quiet manner of <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>.<p><span class= "bld">And vex them.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">and greatly </span>(the verb is in the intensive conjugation) <span class= "ital">terrify them in his nostrils and in his heat.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath</span>. "Then" (<span class="hebrew">אָז</span>) means "after a time" - "presently" ('Speaker's Commentary'), when the fitting period has arrived. "He shall speak" - not in articulate words, not by a voice from heaven, not even by a commissioned messenger, but by accomplished facts. Christ does rule; Christ does reign; he sits a King in heaven, and is acknowledged as a King upon earth. In vain was all the opposition of the Jews, in vain persecution after persecution by the Gentiles. God has established his Church, and "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." <span class="cmt_word">And vex them</span>. "Strike terror and dismay into them" (Kay). In his sore displeasure; or, "in the heat of his anger" (Trench and Skinner). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/2-5.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">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֤ז</span> <span class="translit">(’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He rebukes</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַבֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֵ֣ימוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His anger,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאַפּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’ap·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and terrifies them</span><br /><span class="heb">יְבַהֲלֵֽמוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇa·hă·lê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_926.htm">Strong's 926: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tremble inwardly, be, alarmed, agitated, to hasten anxiously</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His fury:</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבַחֲרוֹנ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇa·ḥă·rō·w·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2740.htm">Strong's 2740: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burning of anger</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/2-5.htm">Psalm 2:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/2-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 2:5 Then he will speak to them (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/2-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 2:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/2-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 2:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:6" /></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>