Psalms 2

. Ver. 5. In the judgment.—The judgment-seat of Christ.—Bishop Horne. Ver. 6. The Lord knoweth.—That is, approveth and acknowledgeth. See (Psalms 31:7). (Amos 3:2). (Matthew 25:12). Psat. II. David’s name is not prefixed to this psalm in our bibles; it is so in the Septuagint translation, and the whole assembly of the apostles here intended, is evidently the last righteous, is their assembly at the judgment. Ver. 4. The Lord.—Adonai, not JEHOVAH, as in ver. 2. As we shall frequently meet with both these words in this book, we may here observe, that when the word “Lord” occurs in small letters, it is the former in the original, but the latter when in capitals: here, however, all the printed bibles in Hebrew we have consulted, read Adonai, ‘Lord;’ yet most copies of our authorized version we have seen, print the word in capitals, as if it were JEHOVAH, which

Notes on the verses

So do the Bereshith Rabba, the book Jalleuth, (Zohar) and others of the Talmudical writings. So Solomon Jarchi confesses in these words, ‘‘Our masters have expounded (this psalm) of the King Messiah; but, according to the letter, and for furnishing answers to the Minim, (heretics, i.e. the Christians,) ‘t is better to interpret it of David himself."—(Dr. Smith’s Scripture Testimony to the Messiah.) Ver. 1. Why do the heathen.— Hebrew, “the nations,” The Jews called all nations beside their own heathen: we restrain it to pagan or idolatrous na- Ver. 3, cords.—This implies rebellion, or renouncing all Dr. Boothroyd says, is the reading of many Hebrew MSS. and he thinks the true one. Ver. 5.

Ver.—Margin “trouble:” ‘‘rebuke.”—Dr. J. P. Smith. “Confound.”—Dr. Chandler. mo. Ver. 7. I will declare the decree.—Messiah is here introduced as speaking in his own person. Ver. 9. A rod of iron.— A sceptre of iron.” See note on (Genesis 49:10). Ver. 12. Perish from the way.—Or ‘by the way;’ or ‘on the road.’ Dr. J. P. Smith (Or, “and ye lose the way,” or, “and ye perish in the way.” The LXX. and Vulgate have, “and ye perish from the righteous way:” and the Syriac, “and ye perish from his way.”)—Bagster.—Kiss—Was used not only as an act of submission, but also of idolatry. (1 Kings 19:18). Hosea XI. 2.