Psalms 2:10

What does Psalms 2:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 2:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And now, O ye kings, understand: receive instruction, you that judge the earth.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, ye judges of the earth.

Context

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

v.10This passage

v.11Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 49:23

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

  • Jeremiah 6:8

    Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.

  • Psalms 72:10

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

  • Isaiah 60:10

    And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.

  • Isaiah 52:15

    so shall he sprinkle many nations; 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 understand.

  • Psalms 45:12

    And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

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