Psalms 2:6
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
5 Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:
“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
7 I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
8 Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
- KJV
- Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
- WEB
- “Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
- ASV
- Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
- DARBY
- And *I* have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.
- BLB
- “And I have installed My King on Zion, the mountain of My holiness.”
- ÅB
- «Jeg har innsatt min konge
på Sion, mitt hellige fjell!» - OTB
- “Likevel har Jeg innsatt Min Konge
På Sion, Min hellige høyde.” - B1930
- Og jeg har dog innsatt min konge på Sion, mitt hellige berg!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 14:1
Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
Read in contextMatthew 28:18
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
Read in contextIsaiah 9:6–7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Read in contextPsalms 45:6
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Read in contextEphesians 1:22
And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
Read in contextPsalms 110:1–2
The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
Read in contextHebrews 12:22
Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
Read in contextPsalms 48:1–2
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Read in context