I will declare the Lord’s decree:
He said to Me, “You are My Son;[a]
today I have become Your[b] Father.(A)
Ask of Me,
and I will make the nations Your[c] inheritance
and the ends of the earth Your[d] possession.(B)
You will break[e] them with a rod of iron;
You[f] will shatter them like pottery.”[g](C)

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  1. Psalm 2:7 Or me, “You are My son
  2. Psalm 2:7 Or your
  3. Psalm 2:8 Or your
  4. Psalm 2:8 Or your
  5. Psalm 2:9 LXX, Syr, Tg read shepherd
  6. Psalm 2:9 Or you
  7. Psalm 2:9 Lit a potter’s vessel

I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;(A)
    today I have become your father.(B)
Ask me,
    and I will make the nations(C) your inheritance,(D)
    the ends of the earth(E) your possession.
You will break them with a rod of iron[a];(F)
    you will dash them to pieces(G) like pottery.(H)

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  1. Psalm 2:9 Or will rule them with an iron scepter (see Septuagint and Syriac)

15 A sharp[a] sword(A) came from His mouth, so that He might strike the nations with it.(B) He will shepherd[b] them with an iron scepter.(C) He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God,(D) the Almighty.

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Other mss add double-edged
  2. Revelation 19:15 Or rule

15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(A) with which to strike down(B) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](C) He treads the winepress(D) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9