Psalms 2:1

The Reign of the Lord's Anointed

1 1Why do 2the nations rage[a] and the peoples plot in vain?

Psalms 2:1 In-Context

1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,
3 "Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us."
4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,

Cross References 2

  • 1. Cited Acts 4:25, 26
  • 2. [Psalms 46:6]

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or nations noisily assemble
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