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psalm_2:7

Psalm 2:7

Hebrew
אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה אֶֽ֫ל חֹ֥ק יְֽהוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אָמַ֘ר אֵלַ֥י בְּנִ֥י אַ֑תָּה אֲ֝נִ֗י הַיּ֥וֹם יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ
ESV
I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
NIV
I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.
NLT
The king proclaims the LORD's decree: “The LORD said to me, 'You are my son. Today I have become your Father.
LXX
διαγγέλλων τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πρόσταγμα κυρίου κύριος εἶπεν πρόςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
με υἱός μου εἶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
σύ ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε
KJV
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

Psalm 2:6 ← Psalm 2:7 → Psalm 2:8

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