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Verse Psalms 2:9. _THOU SHALT BREAK THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON_] This
may refer to the _Jewish nation_, whose final rejection of the Gospel
was foreseen, and in whose place the Gentiles or _heathen_ wer...
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THOU SHALT BREAK THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON - That is, evidently, thine
enemies, for it cannot be supposed to be meant that he would sway such
a scepter over his own people. The idea is that he would cru...
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Psalms 2
THE REJECTED KING
_ 1. The rejection and the coming confederacy (Psalms 2:1)_
2. Jehovah's attitude and interference (Psalms 2:4)
3. The coming of the King and his inheritance ...
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II. MESSIAH'S REIGN. Also without a title. Here we have a distinctly
Messianic Ps., put in this place, possibly, as an introduction to
other Messianic Pss. which follow. Messianic it is in the stricte...
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BREAK THEM. rule, or govern them. So Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate.
ROD. sceptre.
IRON. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for unbending
authority....
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Jehovah has acknowledged the king as His own: and now the king takes
up Jehovah's declaration, and appeals to the Divine decree of sonship,
and the promise of world-wide dominion....
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_Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron_ A figure for the severity
of the chastisement that awaits rebels. Or perhaps, -an iron
_sceptre_" (Psalms 45:6), symbol of a stern and irresistible rule. But...
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ASK OF ME, &C.— This, as it refers to David, denotes God's promise
to extend his dominion over all the neighbouring states and princes
that opposed him, around all the borders of Judaea; and this prom...
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PSALMS 2
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Messiah's Reign in Zion Assured.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 2:1-3, A Conspiracy against Jehovah and His Anointed
Foretold. Stanza II., Psalms 2:4-6, Jehovah's Counter...
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_THOU SHALT BREAK THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON; THOU SHALT DASH THEM IN
PIECES LIKE A POTTER'S VESSEL._
Break them with a rod of iron. Whichsoever of the pagan nations will
not obey thee willingly as thei...
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2:9 sceptre (h-7) Or 'rod.' see Genesis 49:10 ....
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The historical situation of this Ps. cannot now be recovered. It may
refer to some threatened rebellion of subject kings in the early days
of Solomon, or to some similar movement under one of the late...
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A ROD OF IRON] because they are rebels who can only be restrained by
repressive methods....
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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THOU SHALT BREAK. — The LXX. translated, “thou shalt pasture
them,” understanding by the rod (Heb., _shevet_)_,_ as in Leviticus
27:32, a shepherd’s crook. (Comp. Ezekiel 20:37; Micah 7:14.)
Elsewhere...
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תְּ֭רֹעֵם בְּ שֵׁ֣בֶט בַּרְזֶ֑ל כִּ
כְלִ֖י יֹ
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Psalms 2:1
VARIOUS unsatisfactory conjectures as to a historical basis for this
magnificent lyric have been made, but none succeeds in specifying
events which fit with the situation painted in it. The...
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GOD'S SON UPON HIS THRONE
Psalms 2:1
This is one of the sublimest of the Psalms, and can find its
fulfillment only in our Lord. See Acts 4:25; Acts 13:33; H
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This is the psalm of Jehovah's King. It is impossible to fix the event
for which it was written and to which it first referred. The wider
application is perfectly patent. To whatsoever king the words...
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Rule, as a shepherd, ( Greek: poimaneis) as it is cited [in]
Apocalypse ii. 26. But he is speaking of vengeance taken on the
rebellious; and we might translate, "Thou shalt break," &c. (Calmet)
--- Ye...
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How precious again is this promise, both as it concerns the haters of
our God and Saviour, whose knees are never brought to bend to the
sovereignty of his grace, and which must be broken before him: a...
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This is expressly stated to teach us that Christ is furnished with
power by which to reign even over those who are averse to his
authority, and refuse to obey him. The language of David implies that
a...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 1 AND 2.
In Psalms 1, however, we have simply the godly remnant on the earth. I
say remnant, for the subject of the psalm is spoken of as
characterized by indivi...
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THOU SHALT BREAK THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON,.... Not his inheritance and
possession among the Gentiles, the chosen ones given him by the
Father; these he delights in, takes care of, protects, and preserv...
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Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in
pieces like a potter's vessel.
Ver. 9. _Thou shalt break them, &c._] _sc._ Those that will not bend
thou shalt thus break. Thou shalt...
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The Divine Announcement.
It is the Anointed of Jehovah, Jesus Christ Himself, who now speaks in
person....
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Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in
pieces like a potter's vessel. This is the judgment upon the rebels,
upon the scoffers, the manifestation of Christ's consuming anger...
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7-9 The kingdom of the Messiah is founded upon an eternal decree of
God the Father. This our Lord Jesus often referred to, as what he
governed himself by. God hath said unto him, Thou art my Son, and...
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THOU SHALT BREAK THEM, i.e. those people that will not quietly submit
to thee, shall be crushed and destroyed by thee. WITH A ROD OF IRON;
with thy mighty power, which they shall never be able to resi...
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Psalms 2:9 break H7489 (H8799) rod H7626 iron H1270 pieces H5310
(H8762) potters H3335 (H8802) vessel...
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GOD'S OFFER TO HIS ANOINTED ONE.
“Ask of me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance,
And the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
You will break them with a rod of iron,...
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‘I will declare the decree of YHWH.
He said to me, “You are my son,
Today I have begotten you.”
“Ask of me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance,
And the uttermost parts of the ear...
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Psalms 2
I. The Psalm opens abruptly; here is no prelude; it is an utterance of
amazement, begotten in the soul and breaking from the lips of one who
looks out upon the nations and generations of man....
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Psalms 2:1. _Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain
thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take
counsel together against the LORD, and against his anointed, sayin...
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Psalms 2:1. _Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain
thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take
counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, sayi...
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Psalms 2:1. _Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain
thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take
counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, sayi...
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CONTENTS: The psalm of the king; rejected, established and finally
reigning.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, kings of earth.
CONCLUSION: The kings of earth are ever setting themselves in array
against God...
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This psalm, by a constant succession of the rabbins, is applied to
Christ. If it have any bearing on David's enemies, for the eyes of
prophets were often directed from objects near, to those which are...
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_Break them with a rod of iron._
JEHOVAH’S IRON ROD
This cannot mean that Messiah’s sway is a kingdom of force, but only
that His enemies can no more withstand His power than an earthen
vessel can wi...
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_Why do the heathen rage?_
THE PROPHETICAL ELEMENT IN THE PSALM
But though the poem was occasioned by some national event, we must not
confine its application to that event, nor need we even suppose...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 2:1. God made David and his descendants
kings in order to fulfill the purpose for which Abraham was called: to
bring blessing to all nations (Genesi
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INTRODUCTION
“It is quite impossible now to say what the event was which
occasioned this poem. The older interpreters referred it to David, and
the attacks made upon him by the Philistines (2 Samuel 5...
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EXPOSITION
HERE we have again a psalm without a title, and, so far, we are left
to conjecture its age and author. The Jews, however, have always
regarded it as Davidical; and there is evidence in Scri...
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The second psalm deals with the Kingdom Age. The glorious Kingdom Age
when Jesus reigns upon the earth. A Messianic psalm.
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? For the
kings...
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Daniel 2:44; Isaiah 30:14; Isaiah 60:12; Jeremiah 19:11; Matthew 21:
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THE PREFATORY PSALMS
Psalms 1:1, _Psalms 2:1, and Psalms 3:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The first chapter of the Psalm is its preface. You may call it, if you
wish, the prefatory Psalm. It gives you the ke...
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CHRIST VERSUS THE ANTICHRIST
Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. Satan an adept at counterfeits. As we enter into our study in the
Psalms, we must first get the great message of the Psalms...
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Them — Those that will not quietly submit to thee, shall be crushed
and destroyed by thee. This was in part fulfilled, when the Jews who
persisted in unbelief, were destroyed by the Romans power: And...