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Psalms 2:10

Psalms 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings. The remainder of the psalm contains the advice of the psalmist to the rebels of , and to all who may be inclined to imitate them. "Be wise," he says," be prudent.

For your own sakes desist from attempts at rebellion. Jehovah and Messiah are irresistible. Ye will find it "hard to kick against the pricks.'" Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. "Be taught," i.e; "by experience, if ye are not wise enough to know beforehand, that opposition to God is futile."

Compare the advice of Gamaliel (, ).

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