--- title: Psalms 2 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 2 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Why are the nations in an uproar? And why do the peoples mutter in vain? --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 2 # Psalms 2 12 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [2:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.1/) — לָמָּה רָגְשׁוּ גוֹיִם וּלְאֻמִּים יֶהְגּוּ־רִֽיק׃ — Why are the nations in an uproar? And why do the peoples mutter in vain? - [2:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.2/) — יִתְיַצְּבוּ ׀ מַלְכֵי־אֶרֶץ וְרוֹזְנִים נֽוֹסְדוּ־יָחַד עַל־יְהוָה וְעַל־מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ — The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against His anointed: - [2:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.3/) — נְֽנַתְּקָה אֶת־מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵימוֹ וְנַשְׁלִיכָה מִמֶּנּוּ עֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ׃ — 'Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.' - [2:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.4/) — יוֹשֵׁב בַּשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׂחָק אֲדֹנָי יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃ — He that sitteth in heaven laugheth, the Lord hath them in derision. - [2:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.5/) — אָז יְדַבֵּר אֵלֵימוֹ בְאַפּוֹ וּֽבַחֲרוֹנוֹ יְבַהֲלֵֽמוֹ׃ — Then will He speak unto them in His wrath, and affright them in His sore displeasure: - [2:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.6/) — וַאֲנִי נָסַכְתִּי מַלְכִּי עַל־צִיּוֹן הַר־קָדְשִֽׁי׃ — 'Truly it is I that have established My king upon Zion, My holy mountain.' - [2:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.7/) — אֲסַפְּרָה אֶֽל חֹק יְֽהוָה אָמַר אֵלַי בְּנִי אַתָּה אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃ — I will tell of the decree: the LORD said unto me: 'Thou art My son, this day have I begotten thee. - [2:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.8/) — שְׁאַל מִמֶּנִּי וְאֶתְּנָה גוֹיִם נַחֲלָתֶךָ וַאֲחֻזָּתְךָ אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ — Ask of Me, and I will give the nations for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession. - [2:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.9/) — תְּרֹעֵם בְּשֵׁבֶט בַּרְזֶל כִּכְלִי יוֹצֵר תְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃ — Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.' - [2:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.10/) — וְעַתָּה מְלָכִים הַשְׂכִּילוּ הִוָּסְרוּ שֹׁפְטֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ — Now therefore, O ye kings, be wise; be admonished, ye judges of the earth. - [2:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.11/) — עִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָה בְּיִרְאָה וְגִילוּ בִּרְעָדָֽה׃ — Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. - [2:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.12/) — נַשְּׁקוּ־בַר פֶּן־יֶאֱנַף ׀ וְתֹאבְדוּ דֶרֶךְ כִּֽי־יִבְעַר כִּמְעַט אַפּוֹ אַשְׁרֵי כָּל־חוֹסֵי בֽוֹ׃ — Do homage in purity, lest He be angry, and ye perish in the way, when suddenly His wrath is kindled. Happy are all they that take refuge in Him. - ← previous: [Psalms 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/1/) - next →: [Psalms 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/3/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)