Bible Strands
Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the rebellious nations and rulers who have rejected His anointed king. This is the psalm's final word, following the call to serve with fear in v.11.
The words — נַשְּׁקוּ (nashsheku), "kiss," is the command that carries the verse; it is the physical gesture of obeisance a subject renders to a sovereign.
The thread — "Blessed are all who take refuge in Him" echoes Psalms 34:8 and 40:4, while the demand for honor directed at the Son finds its New Testament parallel in John 5:23.
Why it lands — The verse presents a binary: submit to the Son now, or face wrath that ignites without warning. No middle position is offered.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 40:4 Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
- John 5:23 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
- Psalms 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
- Psalms 84:12 O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- Proverbs 16:20 Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
- Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Psalms 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
- 1 Peter 2:6 For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”