Holy Scripture

Psalms 2:10

A church father on this verse
“And there was as yet no sign of that which is spoken a little later in the same psalm: "Be wise now, therefore, O ye kings; be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling." How then are kings to serve the Lord with fear, except by preventing and chastising with religious se…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — A Treatise Concerning the Correction of the Donatists (Letter 185), 19

Source: Septuagint

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10Now therefore understand, ye kings: Be instructed, all ye that judge the earth.

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8Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, And the ends of the earth for thy possession.

9Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter’s vessel.

— Psalms 2:10 —

11Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice in him with trembling.

12Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, And ye should perish from the righteous way: Whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, Blessed are all they that trust in him.

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