The Meaning of Psalms 2:3 Explained

Psalms 2:3

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

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

Darby: Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us!

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

Discover Psalms 2:3

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 2:3?

MEANING: What does Psalms 2:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 2:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 2:3?

What is the context of Psalms 2:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 2:3 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The nations did not want to continue to submit to the rule of God"s vice-regent, who was originally probably David himself. They wanted to be free of the restraints that bound their freedom: the taxes and limitations on them that David had imposed.

Context Summary

Psalms 2:1-12 - God's Son Upon His Throne

This is one of the sublimest of the Psalms, and can find its fulfillment only in our Lord. See Acts 4:25; Acts 13:33; Hebrews 1:5; Hebrews 5:5; Revelation 2:27. The mold in which the psalm is cast is highly dramatic.

The determined hate of the peoples, Psalms 2:1-3

Rage conveys the idea of gesticulations and cries of frenzy. For Psalms 2:2, see Luke 23:12-13; Acts 4:25-26.

The divine tranquillity, Psalms 2:4-6

The scene shifts to heaven. In spite of all, the eternal purpose moves on. I have set-that is, "anointed." "Messiah" and "Christ" alike mean anointed, Acts 10:38.

The manifesto of Messiah, Psalms 2:7-9

Before time began He was the only begotten Son of God, John 17:5. But His sonship was declared at His resurrection, Acts 13:30-37. The world is His, to be won by the Cross and intercession.

Overtures of peace, Psalms 2:12

Kiss, 1 Samuel 10:1. This psalm closes as the first began, "Oh, the blessedness!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 2

¹ The kingdom of Christ
¹⁰ Kings are exhorted to accept it

What do the individual words in Psalms 2:3 mean?

let us break in pieces - their bonds and cast away from us their cords

נְֽ֭נַתְּקָה אֶת־ מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹ וְנַשְׁלִ֖יכָה מִמֶּ֣נּוּ עֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ

נְֽ֭נַתְּקָה	let us break in pieces
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural Root: נָתַק Sense: to pull or tear or draw off or away or apart, draw out, pluck up, break, li ft, root out.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹ	their bonds
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: מֹוסֵר Sense: band, bond.
וְנַשְׁלִ֖יכָה	and cast away
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural Root: שָׁלַךְ Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling.
מִמֶּ֣נּוּ	from us
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
עֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ	their cords
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: עָבֹות Sense: cord, rope, cordage, foliage, interwoven foliage.

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Similar Scriptures for Psalms 2:3

		Jeremiah 5:5 [6]
		Luke 19:14 [3]
		Luke 19:27 [2]
		1 Peter 2:7-8 [1]