In these verses, the king remembers the moment when he assumed his royal office. While the king himself does not become divine, God calls him “my son.” This is similar to our previous text, 2 Samuel 7, in which God promised David regarding his offspring: “I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me.” The phrase in verse 7, “today I have begotten you,” is commonly interpreted by scholars to reflect an enthronement ceremony of the new king in Jerusalem.
