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Psalms 2:10

WisdomRepentance

8 Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

9 You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.

11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

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Compare

BSB
Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
KJV
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
WEB
Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
ASV
Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
DARBY
And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, ye judges of the earth.
BLB
And now, O kings, be prudent; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
ÅB
Gå fram med visdom, dere konger!
Og ta imot advarselen, dere dommere på jorden!
OTB
Derfor, dere konger, vær kloke;
Vær åpne for veiledning, dere dommere på jorden.
B1930
Og nu, I konger, gå viselig frem! La eder advare, I dommere på jorden!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hosea 14:9

    Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

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  • Isaiah 60:10–11

    Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.

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  • Isaiah 52:15

    so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.

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  • Psalms 45:12

    The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

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  • Psalms 82:1–8

    God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

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  • Psalms 72:10–11

    May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

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  • Isaiah 60:3

    Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

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  • Isaiah 49:23

    Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

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