Psalm 2/Notes/Lexical.v. 12.807384

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Interestingly, the verb translated "become angry" in v. 12 is "almost exclusively used with God as the subject."[1] Psalm 2:12 is the only exception. The human king, as YHWH's image and son (vv. 6-7) has divine characteristics (cf. Pss 110, 111-112).

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  1. ↑ SDBH, see e.g., 1 Kgs 8:46; Isa 12:1; Pss 60:3; 79:5; 85:6; Ezra 9:14; 2 Chron 6:36.