Psalms 2 · Verse 6

Psalms 2:6

Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Psalms 2:6, King James Version

Psalms 2:6 in other translations

BSB“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
WEB“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
ASVYet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
YLT‘And I--I have anointed My King, Upon Zion--My holy hill.'
DARBYAnd I have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.
BBEBut I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
WebsterYet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

What does Psalms 2:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. The purpose here declared, in its execution, involves their overthrow. Yet--literally, "and," in an adversative sense. I have set--anointed, or firmly placed, with allusion in the Hebrew to "casting an image in a mould." The sense is not materially varied in either case. my king--appointed by Me and for Me (Nu 27:18). upon my holy hill of Zion--Zion, selected by David as the abode of the ark and the seat of God's visible residence (1Ki 8:1); as also David, the head of the Church and nation, and type of Christ, was called holy, and the Church itself came to be thus named (Psa 9:11; 51:18; 99:2; Is 8:18; 18:7, &c.).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion - Here the Gospel shall be first preached; here the kingdom of Christ shall be founded; and from hence shall the doctrine of the Lord go out into all the earth.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 2:1-6

We are here told who would appear as adversaries to Christ. As this world is the kingdom of Satan, unconverted men, of every rank, party, and character, are stirred up by him to oppose the cause of God. But the rulers of the earth generally have been most active. The truths and precepts of Christianity are against ambitious projects and worldly lusts. We are told what they aim at in this opposition. They would break…

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Psalms 2:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֭אֲנִיVa.'a.niand IH589
נָסַ֣כְתִּיna.Sakh.tiI have installedH5258
מַלְכִּ֑יmal.Kiking myH4428
עַל\־'al-onH5921
צִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726
הַר\־har-[the] mountain ofH2022
קָדְשִֽׁי\׃kod.shiholiness myH6944

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 2:6

  • Revelation 14:1

    And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.

  • Matthew 28:18

    And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

  • Isaiah 9:6-7

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  • Psalms 45:6

    Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

  • Ephesians 1:22

    And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

  • Psalms 110:1-2

    A Psalm of David. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

  • Hebrews 12:22

    But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

  • Psalms 48:1-2

    A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

  • Psalms 89:27

    Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

  • Psalms 78:68

    But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

  • Philippians 2:9-11

    Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  • Psalms 132:13-14

    For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Yet.
45:6; 89:27,36,37; 110:1,2; Isa 9:6,7; Da 7:13,14; Mt 28:18
Ac 2:34-36; 5:30,31; Eph 1:22; Php 2:9-11
set. Heb. anointed. my, etc. Heb. Zion, the hill of myholiness.
48:1,2; 50:2; 78:68; 132:13,14; Heb 12:22; Re 14:1

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Context

  • Psalms 2:5

    Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

  • Psalms 2:6

    Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  • Psalms 2:7

    I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

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Psalms 2:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo empero he puesto mi rey sobre Sión, monte de mi santidad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et moi, j’ai oint mon roi sur Sion, la montagne de ma sainteté.
German
Elberfelder 1871		"Habe doch ich meinen König gesalbt auf Zion, meinem heiligen Berge!"
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super Sion, montem sanctum ejus, prædicans præceptum ejus.