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Psalms 2:7

I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

KJV

Dominus dixit ad me : Filius meus es tu ; ego hodie genui te.

Vulgate

διαγγέλλων τὸ πρόσταγμα Κυρίου. Κύριος εἶπεν πρὸς μέ Υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε·

LXX

I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee.

ASV

אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה אֶֽ֫ל חֹ֥ק יְֽהוָ֗ה אָמַ֘ר אֵלַ֥/י בְּנִ֥/י אַ֑תָּה אֲ֝נִ֗י הַ/יּ֥וֹם יְלִדְתִּֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 126×
סֹּפֵ֔ר
spr
verb · 161×

Intertextual echoes

Quoted or echoed by 3 later passages.

  • Acts 13:33 · exact_quote
    "God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."
    Psalm 2: you are my Son, today I have begotten you
  • Heb 1:5 · exact_quote
    "For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?"
    Psalm 2: you are my Son, applied to Christ's exaltation
  • Matt 3:17 · adapted
    "And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
    Psalm 2 combined with Isaiah 42 at the baptism declaration

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Historic Christian voices

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

§441In the Old Testament, "son of God" is a title given to the angels, the Chosen People, the children of Israel, and their kings.44 It signifies an adoptive sonship that establishes a relationship of particular intimacy between God and his creature. When the promised Messiah-King is called "son of God", it does not necessarily imply that he was more than human, according to the li…
§653The truth of Jesus' divinity is confirmed by his Resurrection. He had said: "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he."523 The Resurrection of the crucified one shows that he was truly "I AM", the Son of God and God himself. So St. Paul could declare to the Jews: "What God promised to the fathers, this he has fulfilled to us their children by rais…
§2606All the troubles, for all time, of humanity enslaved by sin and death, all the petitions and intercessions of salvation history are summed up in this cry of the incarnate Word. Here the Father accepts them and, beyond all hope, answers them by raising his Son. Thus is fulfilled and brought to completion the drama of prayer in the economy of creation and salvation. the Psalter g…
…and 1 more from this source.
This is the way, beloved, in which we find our Saviour, even Jesus Christ, the High Priest of all our offerings, the defender and helper of our infirmity. By Him we look up to the heights of heaven. By Him we behold, as in a glass, His immaculate and most excellent visage. By Him are the eyes of our hearts opened. By Him our foolish and darkened understanding blossoms up anew t…
Why do the heathen rage? This is one of the great Messianic Psalms. Though it had a primary reference to David, its full meaning is found in Christ. "Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee" — the apostles apply these words directly to the resurrection of Christ. The kings and rulers who set themselves against the Lord and his Anointed fight against God himself, and thei…
Preface. 1. When false witnesses testified against our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, He remained silent; and when unfounded charges were brought against Him, He returned no answer, believing that His whole life and conduct among the Jews were a better refutation than any answer to the false testimony, or than any formal defense against the accusations. And I know not, my pious…
Is there procession in God? Can any procession in God be called generation? Can there be any other procession in God besides generation? Can that other procession be called generation? Are there more than two processions in God? Article 1. Whether there is procession in God? Objection 1. It would seem that there cannot be any procession in God. For procession signifies outward …
1. Since in Christ there is a twofold nature, and the one — in so far as he is thought of as God — resembles the head of the body, while the other may be compared with the feet — in so far as he, for the sake of our salvation, put on human nature with the same passions as our own — the following work will be complete only if we begin with the chief and lordliest events of all h…
Tertullian affirms that the Son is eternally begotten of the Father, not made or created. The Psalmist declares "You are My Son; today I have begotten You." Proverbs testifies that Wisdom was brought forth before the hills. The Son's origin is from eternity, not from a point in time.
The Son was begotten of the Father before all ages — not in time, not by division of substance, but by an eternal and ineffable generation. Cyril appeals to Proverbs 8 and Micah 5 to demonstrate that the Son's origin is "from everlasting." He warns against both the Arian error (the Son is a creature) and the Sabellian error (the Father and Son are the same person).
'Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His Anointed.' See Ps. ii. 1-2 and Acts iv. 25-26. This is spoken of our Lord Jesus Christ. 'Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.' These are the bands of discipline, and the cord…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 17:13 — I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
  • 1Cor 15:4 — And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
  • 1John 4:9 — In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
  • 2Sam 22:31 — As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
  • Acts 9:20 — And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
  • Acts 13:33 — God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
  • Acts 13:33 — God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
  • Heb 1:4 — Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
  • Heb 1:5 — For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
  • Heb 1:5 — For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
  • Heb 3:6 — But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
  • Heb 5:5 — So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
  • Heb 5:5 — So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
  • Heb 5:8 — Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
  • Isa 46:10 — Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
  • John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
  • John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
  • John 1:18 — No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
  • John 1:34 — And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
  • John 3:16 — For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
  • John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
  • John 20:31 — But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
  • Luke 1:35 — And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be c
  • Luke 3:22 — And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
  • Mal 3:2 — But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
  • Mark 1:11 — And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
  • Mark 9:7 — And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
  • Matt 3:17 — And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
  • Matt 3:17 — And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
  • Matt 8:29 — And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
  • Matt 14:33 — Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
  • Matt 16:16 — And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
  • Matt 16:16 — And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
  • Matt 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
  • Prov 30:4 — Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and w
  • Ps 2:12 — Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
  • Ps 89:27 — Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
  • Ps 89:27 — Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
  • Rev 2:18 — And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
  • Rom 1:3 — Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;