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Psalms 2:10

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

KJV

Et nunc, reges, intelligite ; erudimini, qui judicatis terram.

Vulgate

καὶ νῦν, βασιλεῖς, σύνετε· παιδεύθητε, πάντες οἱ κρίνοντες τὴν γῆν.

LXX

Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

ASV

וְ֭/עַתָּה מְלָכִ֣ים הַשְׂכִּ֑ילוּ הִ֝וָּסְר֗וּ שֹׁ֣פְטֵי אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַשְׂכִּ֑יל
mshkyl
verb · 63×
נִי
ny
verb · 43×
נוּ
nv
verb · 199×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 15:1 — Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
  • Hos 14:9 — Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
  • Isa 49:7 — Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worshi
  • Isa 49:23 — And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I
  • Isa 49:23 — And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I
  • Isa 52:15 — So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
  • Isa 60:3 — And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
  • Isa 60:3 — And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
  • Isa 60:10 — And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
  • Jer 6:8 — Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
  • Judg 5:3 — Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
  • Ps 2:2 — The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
  • Ps 29:1 — Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
  • Ps 45:12 — And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
  • Ps 72:10 — The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
  • Ps 72:11 — Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
  • Ps 76:12 — He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
  • Ps 82:1 — God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
  • Ps 89:27 — Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
  • Ps 148:11 — Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
  • Rev 6:15 — And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the m