Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son or he will be angry and your way will lead to destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Psalm 2 is a psalm questioning the folly of pagan kings and nations who oppose the rule of God's chosen king, David. Its climax is an exhortation to these Gentile kings to be wise and to take warning. They are urged to Serve the LORD the true and only God with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling. They must kiss the Son. The Son has been described as the LORD's Christ or anointed one, his King on Zion, the one who is his own Son and to whom the LORD has promised that he will break them with a rod of iron and that he will dash them to pieces like pottery. There must be a kiss of fealty and loyalty now, therefore, otherwise they will be ruined. Resistance is futile. All their plotting and conspiring will indeed prove to be vain. To face his anger, which can flare up in a moment, is to certainly be destroyed. The way to blessing is rather by taking refuge in God's anointed Son. What applies to David and his enemies to some extent in the past is true of David's greater Son and all peoples ultimately and completely. There must be that kiss of commitment. We must take refuge in him. To fail to do that is to court certain disaster. His wrath is something we must avoid. That kiss we know from elsewhere in Scripture is a matter of putting faith in Jesus Christ. Only by faith can we escape the wrath of the Lamb.
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