King James Version
What Does Psalms 2:6 Mean?
“Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. set: Heb. anointed upon: Heb. upon Zion, the hill of my holiness”
Context
4
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. vex: or, trouble
6
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. set: Heb. anointed upon: Heb. upon Zion, the hill of my holiness
7
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. the decree: or, for a decree
8
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) **Yet have I.**—The pronoun is very emphatic: “You *dare *to revolt, it is *I* who have given this office to the king.”
**Set.**—Literally, *poured out, *as of melted metal; used of the Divine Spirit (Isaiah 29:10), of a libation (Exodus 30:9), and of pouring melted metal into a mould (Isaiah 40:19); from the latter use, to *establish, *or *set up, *is a natural transition. Gesenius and Ewald give a different sense to the word *pour, *and follow Symmachus in translating *anointed, *which agrees well with the mention of the Messiah (Psalm 2:4). The LXX. and Vulg. have “but I was appointed king by him,” making the Anointed begin his speech here, instead of at the next verse.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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