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Psalm 2

Psa. 2:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Be wise
sakal (Hebrew #7919)
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
KJV usage: consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(- ly), guide wittingly.
Pronounce: saw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
now therefore, O ye kings
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
: be instructed
yacar (Hebrew #3256)
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
KJV usage: bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.
Pronounce: yaw-sar'
Origin: a primitive root
, ye judges
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
of the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
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Ministry on This Verse

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Be wise.
Jer. 6:8• 8Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited. (Jer. 6:8)
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Hos. 14:9• 9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. (Hos. 14:9)
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Psa. 45:12• 12And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favor. (Psa. 45:12)
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Psa. 72:10‑11• 10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
 11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. (Psa. 72:10‑11)
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Isa. 49:23• 23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. (Isa. 49:23)
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Isa. 52:15• 15So shall he sprinkle many nations; the 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 consider. (Isa. 52:15)
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Isa. 60:3,10‑11• 3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
 10And the sons of strangers 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.
 11Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. (Isa. 60:3,10‑11)
be instructed.
Psa. 82:1‑8• 1<<A Psalm of Asaph.>> God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
 2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
 3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
 4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
 5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
 6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
 7But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
 8Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. (Psa. 82:1‑8)
• {v.10-12} Here kings are called on to submit before the coming judgment of the earth. But this is not yet executed and we have to learn our own lesson in patience. This the Psalms will teach us. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 1-4” by J.N. Darby)
• There is an appeal to the great ones of the earth. Before Christ comes forth to reign in righteousness the nations are invited to submit to Christ, and be reconciled to the Son lest they perish when His anger is kindled but a little. (“Psalms 2” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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Or "consider well."