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 · 2000Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And now, O ye kings, understand: receive instruction, you that judge the earth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, ye judges of the earth.
Context
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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