NOTES for Psa 2:7
The second psalm has long time been perceived in the Christian tradition as messianic. However, from the historic point of view, hardly it can be consider such: this hymn is dedicated more probably to the enthronement of one of the kings of Israel or Judah, maybe, even Salomon. And the capital letters in the corresponding verses are only an interpretation of the interpreter, as manuscripts in general and Hebraic in particular, do not know the difference between the uppercase and lowercase letters. But does it mean that this hymn has nothing to do with the messianic tradition? Formally - yes; but things are still not so easy. What if the hymn was really dedicated to Salomon? Because then it will be not only about Salomon, but also it will be about his father David, and thus, and this union-covenant that God concluded with him, promising him that his descendants will occupy the throne of Jerusalem as much as Jerusalem itself will exist.
Actually, the representation of the Messiah "of the seed of David" is connected in particular with these promises given by God: where thus to expect a righteous king, if not in the seed of David, who was himself a living example of a righteous man on the throne? But indeed, initially this Messiah, this anointed with capital letter, was not someone special, he was not the Messiah in the sense, in which we speak about the Messiah today.
He was perceived, as an ordinary person with a particular vocation from above, as a righteous ruler put by God, and who except his irreproachable righteousness, will in nothing else distinguish himself from other people. And his kingdom seemed very ordinary to the earthly kingdom, and which is different from others only by a righteous judgment and from correct laws based on the Torah. And, probably, at every ruler, giving the opportunity to hope on his righteousness, the faithful looked with concealed hope: Isn’t he? Hasn’t come the time to accomplish the promises, which had been given to David by God?
And only when through the big prophets was given in Israel a new revelation, it became clear that everything is not also simple with the Messiah and that He will not come so soon. But expectations did not disappear, quite as did not disappear the tradition of the perception of the corresponding hymns, quite as the hymns dedicated to the anointed promised by God. And there was already one step remaining before their inclusion in the messianic tradition. Step taken by the first generation of Christians.