Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.
- KJV Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
- NKJV Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
- NASB Kiss the Son, that He not be angry and you perish on the way, For His wrath may be kindled quickly. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!
- NLT Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
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Quick answer
The psalm closes by urging all to honor the Son and take refuge in Him, for blessing belongs to those who trust Him. Submission to the King is the way of safety and joy.
Overview
To 'give homage to the Son' is to render Him the loyalty and worship due God's Anointed, lest His wrath fall. The closing beatitude echoes Psalm 1: 'Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.' The New Testament makes clear this Son is Jesus, in whom alone there is salvation and refuge from coming judgment.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 40:4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
- John 5:23so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
- Ps 84:12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- Ps 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
- Isa 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Prov 16:20Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
- 2 Th 1:8–9in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Jer 17:7But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Rev 6:16–17And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
- 1 Pet 2:6For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Ps 146:3–5Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
- Ps 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- Eph 1:12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
- Isa 26:3–4You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- 1 Kgs 19:18Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
- 1 Sam 10:1Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
- Ps 2:5Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:
- Rev 14:9–11And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
- Rom 9:33as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Ps 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- Hos 13:2Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”
- Rom 10:11It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- 1 Pet 1:21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
- Gen 41:43–44He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
- Gen 41:40You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
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