Christmas · The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Day) · Year C
Psalm 2
The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed
December 25, 2027
Overview & Insights
“‘You are my Son; today I have begotten you.’” (Psalm 2:7)
The content and form of Psalm 2 is generally identified as a royal psalm, composed for and used on the occasion of some Israelite king’s elevation to the throne. We do not know which king, but given the David collection that it prefaces, it could have been composed as a literary introduction to Book 1 (Pss. 3–41). Hilber has made a case for a prophetic origin based on seventh-century Assyrian royal prophecy.1His monarchic dating certainly fits the content and form of the psalm, whether or not it was actually used as a coronation piece. We have already observed the relation of Psalm 2 to Psalm 1 (see the sidebar in the unit on Ps. 1) and noted that in the macrocontext of Books 1–3 (Pss.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Psalm 2 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on the Lord's anointed son and king, on the same psalm text.
Enduring Word: Psalm 2 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the psalm.
Precept Austin: Psalm 2 Commentary Precept Austin
Study page gathering many conservative commentators on the psalm.
StudyLight: Psalm 2:1 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries gathered on this passage page.
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What is Psalm 2?
A royal psalm: the nations rage against the Lord and his anointed, but God sets his King on Zion and calls the rulers to serve him with fear; the church reads it of Christ the Son.
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