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NASB | Psalm 2:12 Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 2:12 Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame. How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him! |
Subject: Is NASB the "most literal" in Ps. 2:12? |
Bible Note: Found at http://www.gospelcom.net/lockman/trans/index.htm and in other promotional material: "Updated New American Standard Bible The Most Literal is Now More Readable" YOUR QUOTE: "When it was felt that the word-for-word literalness was unacceptable to the modern reader, a change was made in the direction of a more current English idiom.... There are a few exceptions to this procedure." BACK TO ME: Anyway, I guess this is, as they say, one of the "few exceptions to this procedure," -- which kind of makes it sound arbitrary since I would think "Kiss the Son" would be perfectly acceptable to the modern reader and not call for any change unless there were a strong textual reason for one. But that's okay with me: I was just curious about it. -- waldo |