Mazmur 2:6

2:6 “I myself ¹  have installed ²  my king

on Zion, my holy hill.”

Mazmur 2:8

2:8 Ask me,

and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, ³ 

the ends of the earth as your personal property.

Mazmur 72:8-11

72:8 May he rule ⁴  from sea to sea, ⁵ 

and from the Euphrates River ⁶  to the ends of the earth!

72:9 Before him the coastlands ⁷  will bow down,

and his enemies will lick the dust. ⁸ 

72:10 The kings of Tarshish ⁹  and the coastlands will offer gifts;

the kings of Sheba ¹⁰  and Seba ¹¹  will bring tribute.

72:11 All kings will bow down to him;

all nations will serve him.

[2:6]  ¹ tn The first person pronoun appears before the first person verbal form for emphasis, reflected in the translation by “myself.”

[2:6]  ² tn Or perhaps “consecrated.”

[2:8]  ³ sn I will give you the nations. The Lord promises the Davidic king universal dominion.

[72:8]  ⁴ tn The prefixed verbal form is a (shortened) jussive form, indicating this is a prayer of blessing.

[72:8]  ⁵ sn From sea to sea. This may mean from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Dead Sea in the east. See Amos 8:12. The language of this and the following line also appears in Zech 9:10.

[72:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “the river,” a reference to the Euphrates.

[72:9]  ⁷ tn Or “islands.” The term here refers metonymically to those people who dwell in these regions.

[72:9]  ⁸ sn As they bow down before him, it will appear that his enemies are licking the dust.

[72:10]  ⁹ sn Tarshish was a distant western port, the precise location of which is uncertain.

[72:10]  ¹⁰ sn Sheba was located in Arabia.

[72:10]  ¹¹ sn Seba was located in Africa.