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Psalm 2:1-6 KJV
Psalms · chapter 2 · verses 1–6
1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision. 5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.Psalm 2:1-6 · King James Version
Psalm 2:1-6 in context
1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Commentary
Cross references
- Acts 4:25-26
- Revelation 17:14
- Psalms 46:6
- Psalms 83:4-8
- Psalms 21:11
- Matthew 26:59
- Matthew 27:1
- Revelation 17:12-14
- Jeremiah 5:5
- Psalms 37:13
- Psalms 59:8
- Proverbs 1:26
Key words (Strong's)
- togetheryachadproperly, a unitH3162 →
- heathengôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- imaginehâgâhto murmurH1897 →
- counselyâçadto setH3245 →
- sittethyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- peoplelᵉʼôma communityH3816 →
- rulersrâzanprobably to be heavyH7336 →
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We have here a very great struggle about the kingdom of Christ, hell and heaven contesting it; the seat of the war is this earth, where Satan has long had a usurped kingdom and exercised dominion to such a degree that he has been called the prince of the power of the very air we breathe in and the god of the world we…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6