Psalms 2:3

²The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: ³“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”

Summary

This verse depicts the rebellious nature of humanity, as it describes people plotting against the Lord and His anointed one. It reveals the futility of going against God's divine authority and sovereignty. Despite the schemes and opposition of mankind, God's ultimate reign and victory are assured. The verse serves as a reminder of the consequences of defying God and the importance of submitting to His will and purposes.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

The rebellious purposes of men are more distinctly announced by this representation of their avowal in words, as well as actions. bands . . . and . . . cords--denote the restraints of government.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Let us break their bands asunder,.... These are not the words of the apostles, nor of the saints in Gospel times, encouraging one another, notwithstanding the rage and opposition of Jews and Gentiles against their Master and his interest, to break asunder the bands of wickedness, the idolatrous customs and practices of the Heathens, and to throw off the insupportable yoke of bondage, of Jewish traditions and ceremonies, see Isa 58:6; but of the Heathen, the people, and kings of the earth, and rulers who, with one voice, say this and what follows, and cast away their cords from us; with relation to the Lord and his Anointed, whose laws, ordinances, and truths, they call "bands" and "cords"; so Arama interprets them of the law, and the commandments; or a "yoke", as the Vulgate Latin, Septuagint, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions render the last word; and the phrases in general express their irreverence of God and the Messiah, their rejection Christ and his religion; their non-subjection to him, and their refusal to have him to rule over them; and their disesteem and contempt of his Gospel, and of the ordinances of it, and of the laws and rules of his government in his churches: and also they show the wrong notion that carnal men have of these things that whereas Christ's yoke is easy, and his burden light, Mat 11:30; his Gospel and the truths of it make men free from the slavery of sin and Satan, and from a spirit of bondage, Rom 8:15; and true Gospel liberty consists in an observance of his commands and ordinances; yet they look upon these things as bands and cords, as fetters and shackles, as so many restraints upon their liberty, which are not to be bore: when, on the other hand, they promise themselves liberty in a disengagement from them, and in the enjoyment of their own lusts and sinful pleasures; whereas thereby they are brought into bondage, and become the servants of corruption. Some render it "cast away from him" (c); either from Christ, or everyone from himself. (c) "a nobis, sive ab illo", Nebiensis.

Psalms 2:3

The Triumphant Messiah

²The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: ³“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”

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Berean Standard Bible

“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”

American Standard Version (1901)

Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.

Bible in Basic English

Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.

Free Bible Version

“Let's break the chains and throw away the cords that bind us.”

Geneva Bible 1599

Let vs breake their bands, and cast their cordes from vs.

King James (Authorized) Version

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

One Unity Resource Bible

“Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.”

Translation for Translators

They shout, “We should free ourselves from their control [MET]; we should not let them rule over us any longer!”

Unlocked Literal Bible

“Let us tear off the shackles they put on us and throw off their chains.”

Noah Webster Bible

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

World English Bible

“Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.”

Young's Literal Translation

'Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

The rebellious purposes of men are more distinctly announced by this representation of their avowal in words, as well as actions. bands . . . and . . . cords--denote the restraints of government.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Psalms 2:3

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The Triumphant Messiah

Summary

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Psalms 2:3

The Triumphant Messiah

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes