The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “father of us” (πατρὸς ἡμῶν) before through here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[the] Spirit Holy” (πνεύματος ἁγίου) before through [the] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ὁhoWhoὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Whoτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὸςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).διὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byπνεύματοςpneumatosspiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.ἁγίουhagiouholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.στόματοςstomatosmouthστόμα (stoma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the of-formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.the mouthΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “David”, the of-formG1138David, King of Israel.Davidπαιδόςpaidoschildπαῖς (pais)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “child”, the of-formG3816(a) a male child, boy, (b) a male slave, servant; thus: a servant of God, especially as a title of the Messiah, (c) a female child, girl.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰπώνeipōnto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).hast saidἹνατίhinatiin order thatἱνατίadverb — “in order that”G2444Strong’s files this form under G5101 (τίς).Whyἐφρύαξανephruaxandidφρυάσσω (phruassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “did”, a single actionG5433I am wanton, insolent; I roar, rage.didἔθνηethnēheathenἔθνος (ethnos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “heathen”, the subject formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.the heathenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλαοὶlaoipeopleλαός (laos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “people”, the subject formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.the peopleἐμελέτησανemeletēsanimagineμελετάω (meletaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “imagine”, a single actionG3191I devise, plan; practice, exercise myself in, study, ponder.imagineκενάkenavain thingsκενός (kenos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “vain things”, the object formG2756(a) empty, (b) met: empty (in moral content), vain, ineffective, foolish, worthless, (c) false, unreal, pretentious, hollow.This verse uses “vain”.vain things
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?
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American Standard Version (1901)
who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples imagine vain things?
Young’s Literal Translation
who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?
World English Bible
who by the mouth of your servant David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
Darby Translation
who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have [the] nations raged haughtily and [the] peoples meditated vain things?
Douay-Rheims
Who, by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, thy servant, hast said: Why did the Gentiles rage, and the people meditate vain things?
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Psalms 2:1Psalms 2:1 · King James VersionWhy do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?Psalms 2:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source
by the mouth of thy servant David
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Psalms 2:2Psalms 2:2 · King James VersionThe kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,Psalms 2:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source
by the mouth of thy servant David
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
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