Psalms 2:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 5:5 : 5 I will go to the great men and have talk with them; for they have knowledge of the way of the Lord and of the behaviour desired by their God. But as for these, their one purpose is a broken yoke and burst bands.
  • Luke 19:14 : 14 But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.
  • Luke 19:27 : 27 And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.
  • 1 Pet 2:7-8 : 7 And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building; 8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 2:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1 Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

    2 The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

  • Ps 2:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4 Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.

    5 Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:

  • Ps 149:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7 To give the nations the reward of their sins, and the peoples their punishment;

    8 To put their kings in chains, and their rulers in bands of iron;

  • Nah 1:13
    76%

    13 And now I will let his yoke be broken off you, and your chains be parted.

  • Ps 129:4
    74%

    4 The Lord is true: the cords of the evil-doers are broken in two.

  • Acts 4:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25 Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

    26 The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:

  • Ps 5:10
    72%

    10 Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

  • Ps 2:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.

    10 So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

  • Ps 83:12
    72%

    12 Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.

  • Isa 14:5
    72%

    5 The stick of the evil-doers, the rod of the rulers, is broken by the Lord;

  • 1 Sam 2:10
    72%

    10 Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.

  • Ps 12:4
    72%

    4 They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

  • Isa 8:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9 Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth:

    10 Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.

  • Ps 83:3-5
    3 verses
    71%

    3 They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.

    4 They have said, Come, let us put an end to them as a nation; so that the name of Israel may go out of man's memory.

    5 For they have all come to an agreement; they are all joined together against you:

  • Jer 30:8
    71%

    8 For it will come about on that day, says the Lord of armies, that his yoke will be broken off his neck, and his bands will be burst; and men of strange lands will no longer make use of him as their servant:

  • Lam 5:8
    71%

    8 Servants are ruling over us, and there is no one to make us free from their hands.

  • Ps 74:8
    71%

    8 They have said in their hearts, Let us put an end to them all together; they have given over to the fire all God's places of worship in the land.

  • Job 30:11
    71%

    11 For he has made loose the cord of my bow, and put me to shame; he has sent down my flag to the earth before me.

  • Job 12:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18 He undoes the chains of kings, and puts his band on them;

    19 He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;

  • Hos 10:3
    71%

    3 Now, truly, they will say, We have no king, we have no fear of the Lord; and the king, what is he able to do for us?

  • Isa 7:6
    71%

    6 Let us go up against Judah, troubling her, and forcing our way into her, and let us put up a king in her, even the son of Tabeel:

  • Isa 14:25
    70%

    25 To let the Assyrian be broken in my land, and crushed under foot on my mountains: there will his yoke be taken away from them, and his rule over them come to an end.

  • Ps 17:11
    70%

    11 They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;

  • Ps 55:20
    70%

    20 He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement.

  • Ps 144:6
    70%

    6 With your storm-flames send them in flight: send out your arrows for their destruction.

  • Ps 58:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 O God, let their teeth be broken in their mouths; let the great teeth of the young lions be pulled out, O Lord.

    7 Let them be turned to liquid like the ever-flowing waters; let them be cut off like the grass by the way.

  • Ps 118:10
    70%

    10 All the nations have come round me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.

  • Isa 9:4
    69%

    4 For by your hand the yoke on his neck and the rod on his back, even the rod of his cruel master, have been broken, as in the day of Midian.

  • Ps 107:16
    69%

    16 The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.

  • Ps 69:24
    69%

    24 Let your curse come on them; let the heat of your wrath overtake them.

  • Job 38:15
    69%

    15 And from the evil-doers their light is kept back, and the arm of pride is broken.

  • Hab 1:10
    69%

    10 He makes little of kings, rulers are a sport to him; all the strong places are to be laughed at; for he makes earthworks and takes them.

  • Ps 107:14
    69%

    14 He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.

  • Neh 9:37
    69%

    37 And it gives much increase to the kings whom you have put over us because of our sins: and they have power over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great trouble.

  • Ps 89:39
    69%

    39 You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.

  • Jer 5:5
    69%

    5 I will go to the great men and have talk with them; for they have knowledge of the way of the Lord and of the behaviour desired by their God. But as for these, their one purpose is a broken yoke and burst bands.

  • 2 Chr 20:11
    69%

    11 See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage.

  • Ps 20:8
    69%

    8 They are bent down and made low; but we have been lifted up.

  • Ps 60:1
    69%

    1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. When he was fighting against Aram-naharaim and Aramzobah, when Joab came back, and put twelve thousand of the Edomites to death, in the Valley of Salt.> God, you have put us away from you, you have sent us in all directions, you have been angry; O be turned to us again.

  • Isa 30:11
    69%

    11 Get out of the good way, turning from the right road; do not keep the Holy One of Israel before our minds.