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Psalm 2:7-9
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7 “I will declare the [a]decree:
The Lord has said to Me,
(A)‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 (B)You shall [b]break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

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  1. Psalm 2:7 Or decree of the Lord: He said to Me
  2. Psalm 2:9 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. rule (cf. Rev. 2:27)
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Psalm 2:7-9
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7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, (A)“You are my Son;
    today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
    and (B)the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall (C)break[a] them with (D)a rod of iron
    and dash them in pieces like (E)a potter's vessel.”

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  1. Psalm 2:9 Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule
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Psalm 2:7-9
New American Standard Bible

7 “I will announce the [a]decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are (A)My Son,
Today I have fathered You.
8 Ask it of Me, and (B)I will certainly give (C)the [b]nations as Your inheritance,
And the (D)ends of the earth as Your possession.
9 You shall [c](E)break them with a [d]rod of iron,
You shall (F)shatter them like [e]earthenware.’”

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  1. Psalm 2:7 Or decree: The Lord said to Me
  2. Psalm 2:8 Or Gentiles
  3. Psalm 2:9 Another reading is rule
  4. Psalm 2:9 Or scepter; or staff
  5. Psalm 2:9 Lit potter’s ware
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