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Psalms 2:9 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. "
Psalms 2:9
Verse in Context
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I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
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.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
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Psalms 2:1
"Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?"
Psalms 2:2
"The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed,"
Psalms 2:3
"Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords"
Psalms 2:4
"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision."
Psalms 2:5
"Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure."
Psalms 2:6
"Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."
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