Psalm 2:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² Show that you are loyal to God’s son. {\cf2\super [6]} \par If you don’t do this,\par he will become angry and destroy you.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Kiss the Son [pay homage to Him in purity], lest He be angry and you perish in the way, for soon shall His wrath be kindled. O blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are all those who seek refuge and put their trust in Him!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.

Common English Bible

¹² kiss his feet or else he will become angry, and your way will be destroyed because his anger ignites in an instant. But all who take refuge in the LORD are truly happy!

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just.

Psalm 2:12 Cross References

Genesis 41:40

I will put you in charge of my country, and the people will obey all your commands. I will be the only person more powerful than you.”

1 Kings 19:18

{Elijah, you are not the only faithful person in Israel. Those men will kill many people. But, even after that,} there will still be 7,000 people living in Israel that never bowed down to Baal! I will let those 7,000 people live—and none of those people ever kissed a Baal idol.

Psalm 1:6

Why? Because the Lord\par protects good people,\par but destroys bad people.\par

Psalm 109:20

I hope the Lord does all those things\par to my enemy.\par I hope the Lord does those things\par to the people who are trying to kill me.\par

Psalm 2:7

Now I will tell you about the Lord’s agreement.\par The Lord said to me,\par “Today I become your father! {\cf2\super [4]} \par And you are my son.\par

Psalm 31:20

Bad people join together to hurt good people.\par Those bad people try to start fights.\par But you hide those good people\par and protect them.\par You protect them in your shelter.\par

Psalm 34:8

Taste the Lord\par and see how good he is.\par The person that depends on the Lord\par will be truly happy.\par

Psalm 34:9

The Lord’s holy people should worship him.\par There is no other place of safety\par for the Lord’s followers.\par

Psalm 40:4

If a person trusts the Lord,\par that person will be truly happy.\par A person will be truly happy\par if he doesn’t turn to demons and false gods {\cf2\super [249]} for help.\par

Psalm 84:12

Lord All-Powerful,\par people who trust you are truly happy!\par

Proverbs 16:20

The person who listens when people try to teach him will profit. And the person who trusts in the Lord will be blessed.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord wants to show his mercy to you. The Lord is waiting. The Lord wants to rise and comfort you. The Lord God is fair, and every person that waits for the Lord’s help will be blessed (happy).

Jeremiah 17:7

But the person that trusts in the Lord\par will be blessed.\par Why? Because the Lord will show him\par that the Lord can be trusted.\par

Hosea 13:2

Now the Israelites sin more and more. They make idols {\cf2\super [143]} for themselves. Workers make those fancy statues from silver. And then those people talk to their statues! They offer sacrifices to those statues. They kiss those \{golden\} calves.

Zephaniah 2:2

before you become like a dry and dying flower. In the heat of day, a flower will wilt and die. You will be like that when the Lord shows his terrible anger. So change your lives before the Lord shows his anger against you!

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way. I am the truth and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

John 5:23

God did this so that all people will respect the Son the same as they respect the Father. If a person does not respect the Son, then that person does not respect the Father. The Father is the One who sent the Son.

Romans 10:11

Yes, the Scripture {\cf2\super [104]} says, “Any person that trusts in him (Christ) will never be disappointed.” {\cf2\super [105]}

Romans 9:33

The Scripture {\cf2\super [97]} talks about that stone:

Ephesians 1:12

We Jews were the first people who hoped in Christ. And we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God’s glory.

1 Peter 1:21

You believe in God through Christ. God raised Christ from death. Then God gave glory to him. So your faith and your hope are in God.

1 Peter 2:6

The Scripture {\cf2\super [17]} says:

1 Samuel 10:1

Samuel took a jar of the special oil. Samuel poured the oil on Saul’s head. Samuel kissed Saul and said, “The Lord has anointed (chosen) you to be the leader over the people who belong to him. You will control the Lord’s people. You will save them from the enemies that are all around them. The Lord has anointed you to be ruler over his people. Here is a sign that will prove this is true: [105]