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Psalms 2:10

WisdomRepentance

8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

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

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

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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!

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Cross references

  • Hosea 14:9

    Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

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  • Isaiah 60:10–11

    And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

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  • Isaiah 52:15

    So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

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  • Psalms 45:12

    And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

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  • Psalms 82:1–8

    God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

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  • Psalms 72:10–11

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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  • Isaiah 60:3

    And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

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  • Isaiah 49:23

    And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

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