The Meaning of Psalms 2:5 Explained

Psalms 2:5

KJV: Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

YLT: Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:

Darby: Then will he speak to them in his anger, and in his fierce displeasure will he terrify them:

ASV: Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then shall he speak  unto them in his wrath,  and vex  them in his sore displeasure. 

What does Psalms 2:5 Mean?

Verse Meaning

God also spoke to the nations. What He said, He spoke in anger, because they had refused to submit to the authority of His king, who was an extension of Himself.

Context Summary

Psalm 2:1-12 - God's Son Upon His Throne
This is one of the sublimest of the Psalms, and can find its fulfillment only in our Lord. See Acts 4:25; Acts 13:33; Hebrews 1:5; Hebrews 5:5; Revelation 2:27. The mold in which the psalm is cast is highly dramatic.
The determined hate of the peoples, Psalms 2:1-3
Rage conveys the idea of gesticulations and cries of frenzy. For Psalms 2:2, see Luke 23:12-13; Acts 4:25-26.
The divine tranquillity, Psalms 2:4-6
The scene shifts to heaven. In spite of all, the eternal purpose moves on. I have set-that is, "anointed." "Messiah" and "Christ" alike mean anointed, Acts 10:38.
The manifesto of Messiah, Psalms 2:7-9
Before time began He was the only begotten Son of God, John 17:5. But His sonship was declared at His resurrection, Acts 13:30-37. The world is His, to be won by the Cross and intercession.
Overtures of peace, Psalms 2:12
Kiss, 1 Samuel 10:1. This psalm closes as the first began, "Oh, the blessedness!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 2

1  The kingdom of Christ
10  Kings are exhorted to accept it

What do the individual words in Psalms 2:5 mean?

Then He shall speak to them in His wrath and in His deep displeasure distress them
אָ֤ז יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֵ֣ימוֹ בְאַפּ֑וֹ וּֽבַחֲרוֹנ֥וֹ יְבַהֲלֵֽמוֹ

יְדַבֵּ֣ר  He  shall  speak 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אֵלֵ֣ימוֹ  to  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בְאַפּ֑וֹ  in  His  wrath 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אַף 
Sense: nostril, nose, face.
וּֽבַחֲרוֹנ֥וֹ  and  in  His  deep  displeasure 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חָרֹון  
Sense: anger, heat, burning (of anger).
יְבַהֲלֵֽמוֹ  distress  them 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: בָּהַל  
Sense: to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous.