Psalms 2 - Compare Translations
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Psalms 2:1
KJVWhy do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
WEBWhy do the nations rage,
YLTWhy have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
Psalms 2:2
KJVThe kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
WEBThe kings of the earth take a stand,
YLTStation themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
Psalms 2:3
KJVLet us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
WEB“Let’s break their bonds apart,
YLT`Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'
Psalms 2:4
KJVHe that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
WEBHe who sits in the heavens will laugh.
YLTHe who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.
Psalms 2:5
KJVThen shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
WEBThen he will speak to them in his anger,
YLTThen doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:
Psalms 2:6
KJVYet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
WEB“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
YLT`And I -- I have anointed My King, Upon Zion -- My holy hill.'
Psalms 2:7
KJVI will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
WEBI will tell of the decree.
YLTI declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, `My Son Thou [art], I to-day have brought thee forth.
Psalms 2:8
KJVAsk of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
WEBAsk of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance,
YLTAsk of Me and I give nations -- thy inheritance, And thy possession -- the ends of earth.
Psalms 2:9
KJVThou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
WEBYou shall break them with a rod of iron.
YLTThou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'
Psalms 2:10
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Psalms 2:11
KJVServe the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
WEBServe Yahweh with fear,
YLTServe ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
Psalms 2:12
KJVKiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
WEBGive sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way,
YLTKiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him!
12 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT