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Today I have become your Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou <i>art</i> my Son; this day have I begotten thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You <i>are</i> My Son, Today I have begotten You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will announce the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have fathered You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, &#8216You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, ‘Thou art My Son, Today I have begotten Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“I will surely tell of the decree of Yahweh: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will declare the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son; This day [I proclaim] I have begotten You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will declare the LORD’s decree. He said to me, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will declare the LORD&#8217s decree: He said to Me, &#8220You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will tell the promise that the LORD made to me: "You are my son, because today I have become your father. <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="/gwt/psalms/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will announce the LORD's decree. He said to me: "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I will announce," says the king, "what the LORD has declared. He said to me: 'You are my son; today I have become your father. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let me announce the decree of the LORD that he told me: "You are my son, today I have become your father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: ?You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king says, "I will announce the LORD's decree. He said to me: 'You are my son! This very day I have become your father! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will tell of the decree. The LORD said to me, "You are my son. Today I have become your father.<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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I declare concerning a statute: YHWH said to me, “You [are] My Son, today I have brought You forth.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will recount for a law of Jehovah: He said to me, Thou my son; this day I begat thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><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="/cpdv/psalms/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord has said to me: You are my son, this day have I begotten you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will proclaim the decree of the LORD, he said to me, “You are my son; today I have begotten you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have begotten you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To declare my promise; the LORD has said to me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To declare concerning my covenant, LORD JEHOVAH said to me, 'You are my Son, and today I have begotten you’.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</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="/sep/psalms/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/2-7.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=85" 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">6</span>“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: ’ă·sap·pə·rāh (V-Piel-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To count, recount, relate. ">I will proclaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥōq (N-ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">the decree</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">by the LORD:</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">are My Son;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yə·liḏ·tî·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">have become Your Father.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.…<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="/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="/hebrews/5-5.htm">Hebrews 5:5</a></span><br />So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a></span><br />And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-4.htm">Romans 1:4</a></span><br />and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a></span><br />The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-7.htm">Revelation 21:7</a></span><br />The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</a></span><br />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="/1_chronicles/17-13.htm">1 Chronicles 17:13</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-10.htm">1 Chronicles 22:10</a></span><br />He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-6.htm">1 Chronicles 28:6</a></span><br />And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-26.htm">Psalm 89:26-27</a></span><br />He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’ / I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will declare the decree: the LORD has said to me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.</p><p class="hdg">the decree.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-6.htm">Psalm 148:6</a></b></br> He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-13.htm">Job 23:13</a></b></br> But he <i>is</i> in one <i>mind</i>, and who can turn him? and <i>what</i> his soul desireth, even <i>that</i> he doeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a></b></br> Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times <i>the things</i> that are not <i>yet</i> done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:</p><p class="hdg">Thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a></b></br> And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-29.htm">Matthew 8:29</a></b></br> And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a></b></br> And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.</p><p class="hdg">this</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Psalm 89:27</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="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14,18</a></b></br> And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></b></br> For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/38-29.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/job/40-8.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/34-4.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/job/42-4.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/esther/6-9.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/job/42-3.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/23-2.htm">Today</a> <a href="/job/23-2.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-14.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/7-8.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/psalms/81-4.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Today</a> <a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">To-Day</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 will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD:</b><br>This phrase introduces a divine declaration, emphasizing the authority and importance of the message. In the context of ancient Israel, decrees were often associated with royal pronouncements or legal edicts, underscoring the solemnity and binding nature of what follows. The speaker, traditionally understood as the anointed king, is relaying a message directly from God, highlighting the intimate relationship between the divine and the king. This reflects the theocratic nature of Israel's monarchy, where the king was seen as God's representative on earth.<p><b>You are My Son;</b><br>This phrase is central to the understanding of the king's relationship with God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, kings were often considered sons of gods, but in Israel, this was uniquely tied to the covenant relationship with Yahweh. The term "Son" signifies a special status, indicating both a position of favor and a role as a representative of God's authority. This phrase is also seen as a messianic prophecy, pointing to Jesus Christ, who is recognized in the New Testament as the Son of God, fulfilling this declaration in a fuller sense (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a>, <a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a>).<p><b>today I have become Your Father.</b><br>The word "today" signifies a specific moment of divine action or recognition. In the historical context, this could refer to the day of the king's coronation, when he is publicly acknowledged as God's chosen ruler. The phrase "I have become Your Father" indicates a formal establishment of the relationship, akin to adoption, where the king is granted the rights and responsibilities of a son. In the New Testament, this is seen as a reference to the resurrection of Jesus, where He is declared the Son of God with power (<a href="/acts/13-33.htm">Acts 13:33</a>, <a href="/romans/1-4.htm">Romans 1:4</a>), marking a new phase in the divine plan of salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, who speaks the decree.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_anointed.htm">The Anointed (Messiah)</a></b><br>The one to whom the decree is spoken, identified as God's Son.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David (Implied Author)</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of the psalm, representing the kingly line.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation over which the king reigns, representing God's chosen people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations_and_kings.htm">Nations and Kings</a></b><br>The earthly rulers and peoples who are in opposition to God's anointed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sonship.htm">Divine Sonship</a></b><br>Recognize the unique relationship between God and His Anointed, which is fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_christ.htm">Authority of Christ</a></b><br>Understand that Jesus, as the Son, holds ultimate authority over all creation, including earthly rulers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_plan.htm">God's Sovereign Plan</a></b><br>Trust in God's sovereign plan, which is fulfilled through His Son, despite opposition from worldly powers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>As believers, find our identity in Christ, the Son, and live as children of God, reflecting His character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/proclaiming_the_decree.htm">Proclaiming the Decree</a></b><br>Be bold in proclaiming the truth of Jesus' divine sonship and His role as the Savior and King.<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_does_'you_are_my_son'_signify.htm">What does "You are my Son" signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_one_true_god.htm">What does 'You are my Son' signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_believed_to_have_a_son.htm">Is God believed to have a son?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'jesus_is_the_son_of_god'.htm">What does "Jesus is the Son of God" mean?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">I will declare.</span>--The anointed king now speaks himself, recalling the covenant made with him by Jehovah at his coronation.<p><span class= "bld">I will tell.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Let me speak concerning the appointment. </span>The word rendered <span class= "ital">decree </span>in our version is derived from a root meaning to engrave, and so stands for any formal agreement, but it is usually an ordinance clearly announced by a prophet or some other commissioned interpreter of the Divine will, and consecrated and legalised by mutual adoption by king and people.<p><span class= "bld">The Lord hath.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Jehovah said unto me: </span>that is, at that particular time, the day which the great event made the new birthday, as it were, of the monarch, or perhaps of the monarchy. From the particular prince, of whose career, if we could identify him with certainty, this would be the noblest historical memorial, the Psalmist--if, indeed, any one historic personage was in his thought at all--let his thoughts and hopes range, as we certainly may, on to a larger and higher fulfilment. The figure of an <span class= "ital">ideal prince </span>who was always about to appear, but was never realised in any actual successor on the throne, may possibly, by the time of this psalm, have assumed its great place in the nation's prophetic hopes. Certainly the whole line of tradition claims the passage in a Messianic sense. (See Note, <a href="/psalms/2-2.htm" title="The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,">Psalm 2:2</a>; and in <span class= "ital">New Testament Commentary, </span>Note to <a href="/acts/13-33.htm" title="God has fulfilled the same to us their children, in that he has raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, You are my Son, this day have I begotten you.">Acts 13:33</a>; <a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm" title="For to which of the angels said he at any time, You are my Son, this day have I begotten you? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?">Hebrews 1:5</a>; <a href="/hebrews/5-5.htm" title="So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said to him, You are my Son, to day have I begotten you.">Hebrews 5:5</a>. For the king, spoken of as <span class= "ital">God's son, </span>see <a href="/context/psalms/89-26.htm" title="He shall cry to me, You are my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.">Psalm 89:26-27</a>, and comp. <a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm" title="I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:">2Samuel 7:14</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will declare the decree</span>. It is best to suppose that Messiah here takes the word, and maintains it to the end of ver. 9, when the psalmist resumes in his own person. Messiah "declares," or publishes, a "decree," made by God the Father in the beginning of all things, and communicated by him to the Son, whereby he made known the relationship between them, and invested the Son with sovereign power over the universe. <span class="cmt_word">The Lord hath said unto me</span>; rather, said unto me (see the Revised Version). It was said, once for all, at a distant date. Thou art my Son. Not "one of my sons,,' but "my Son;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> my one Son, my only one - "my Son" <span class="greek">κατ ἐξοχήν</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Psalm 89:27</a>; <a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">This day have I begotten thee</span>. If it be asked, "Which day?" the answer would seem to be, the day when Christ commenced his redemptive work: then the Father "committed all judgment" - "all dominion over creation" to the Son" (<a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22</a>), gave him, as it were, a new existence, a new sphere, the throne of the world, and of all that is or that ever will be, in it (see 'Speaker's Commentary,' <span class="accented">ad loc</span>.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/2-7.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 will proclaim</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·sap·pə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> </span><span class="str2">To count, recount, relate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the decree</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(ḥōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spoken</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֘ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Me</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<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">by the LORD:</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֑תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[are] My Son;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֝נִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">have become Your Father.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·liḏ·tî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 2:7 I will tell of the decree (Psalm Ps Psa.) </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><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>