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Psalm 2:6–8

6 “Yet I have 5set My King

6On My holy hill of Zion.”

7 “I will declare the 7decree:

The Lord has said to Me,

f‘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.

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Psalm 2:6–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

“I have installed my king

on Zion, my holy mountain.”

I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;

today I have become your father.

Ask me,

and I will make the nations your inheritance,

the ends of the earth your possession.

Psalm 2:6–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“As for me, I have set my King

on Zion, my holy hill.”

I will tell of the decree:

The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;

today I have begotten you.

Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and the ends of the earth your possession.

Psalm 2:6–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Yet have I set my king

Upon my holy hill of Zion.

I will declare the decree:

The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son;

This day have I begotten thee.

Ask of me,

And I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,

And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Psalm 2:6–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne

in Jerusalem, on my holy mountain.”

The king proclaims the Lord’s decree:

“The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son.

Today I have become your Father.

Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,

the whole earth as your possession.

Psalm 2:6–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

He says, “I have appointed my own king

to rule in Jerusalem on my holy mountain, Zion.”

Now I will tell you what the Lord has declared:

He said to me, “You are my son.

Today I have become your father.

If you ask me, I will give you the nations;

all the people on earth will be yours.

Psalm 2:6–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Yet I have set my king

Upon my holy hill of Zion.

I will tell of the decree:

Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son;

This day have I begotten thee.

Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance,

And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Psalm 2:6–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And I have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.

I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; I this day have begotten thee. Ask of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth:

Psalm 2:6–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain.” 

I will announce the Lord’s decree. 

He said to me: 

“You are my Son. 

Today I have become your Father. 

Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance 

and the ends of the earth as your own possession. 

Psalm 2:6–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“I have consecrated My King

on Zion, My holy mountain.”

I will declare the Lord’s decree:

He said to Me, “You are My Son;

today I have become Your Father.

Ask of Me,

and I will make the nations Your inheritance

and the ends of the earth Your possession.

Psalm 2:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

I will tell of the decree of the Lord:

He said to me, “You are my son;

today I have begotten you.

Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and the ends of the earth your possession.

Psalm 2:6–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“But as for me, I have set my king

on Zion, my holy mountain.”

I will tell the decree;

Yahweh said to me:

“You are my son;

today I have begotten you.

Ask from me and I will make the nations your heritage,

and your possession the ends of the earth.

Psalm 2:6–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He says to them,

“I have placed my king on my holy mountain of Zion.”

I will announce what the Lord has promised.

He said to me, “You are my son.

Today I have become your father.

Ask me, and I will give the nations to you.

All nations on earth will belong to you.

Psalm 2:6–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“But as for Me, I have installed My King

Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”

“I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord:

He said to Me, ‘You are My Son,

Today I have begotten You.

Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance,

And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.


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