Prophecy 11 of 30 · Divine Son
You are my Son
The kings rage against the LORD and his anointed (mashiach), and God says, "You are my son."
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Hebrew · Leningrad Codexעִבְרִית
2יִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ ׀ מַלְכֵי־אֶ֗רֶץ וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים נֽוֹסְדוּ־יָ֑חַד עַל־יְ֝הוָה וְעַל־מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃yityatzevu malkhe-eretz veroznim nosdu-yachad al-ADONAI ve'al-meshicho
JPS 1917 · Jewish translation
2The kings of the earth stand up, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD, and against His anointed:
World Messianic Bible
2The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his Anointed, saying,The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying,
Psalms 2:2. Transliteration simplified. Read the whole chapter
Also in this passage: Psalms 2:7, Psalms 2:12
7אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה אֶֽ֫ל חֹ֥ק יְֽהוָ֗ה אָמַ֘ר אֵלַ֥י בְּנִ֥י אַ֑תָּה אֲ֝נִ֗י הַיּ֥וֹם יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃
asappera el chok ADONAI amar elay beni atta ani hayyom yelidtikha
7I will tell of the decree: The LORD said unto me: 'Thou art My son, this day have I begotten thee.
Psalms 2:7 (Hebrew & JPS 1917)
12נַשְּׁקוּ־בַ֡ר פֶּן־יֶאֱנַ֤ף ׀ וְתֹ֬אבְדוּ דֶ֗רֶךְ כִּֽי־יִבְעַ֣ר כִּמְעַ֣ט אַפּ֑וֹ אַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י כָּל־ח֥וֹסֵי בֽוֹ׃
nasheku-var pen-ye'enaf vetovdu derekh ki-yiv'ar kim'at appo ashre kal-chose vo
12Do 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.
Psalms 2:12 (Hebrew & JPS 1917)
Fulfilment · New CovenantWMB
Acts 4:25-27 who by the mouth of your servant David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers plot together, against the Lord, and against his Messiah.’ “For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Yeshua, whom you anointed,
Hebrews 1:5 For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?”
Matthew 3:17 Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
How rabbinic tradition reads it
The Talmud (Sukkah 52a) applies Psalm 2:8 to Messiah son of David. Later commentators (Rashi) read it of David himself, partly, he says, as an answer to Christian readings.
Why Messianic Jews read it as Yeshua
"Anointed" is mashiach. The psalm ends, "Kiss the son", trusting in him. The apostles prayed this psalm about Yeshua's trial.
Look at the text for yourself
Read Psalms 2:2 slowly, in the Hebrew and the JPS translation above. Then ask the question the Ethiopian official asked: "Who is the prophet talking about?"
Sources
- Babylonian Talmud, Sukkah 52a
- Rashi on Psalm 2:1
- Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain), via OpenScriptures. English: JPS 1917; World Messianic Bible (public domain).