Why Do The Heathen Rage?
Psalm 2: 1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? rage: or, tumultuously assemble imagine: Heb. meditate 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 break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. vex: or, trouble 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. set: Heb. anointed upon…: Heb. upon Zion, the hill of my holiness 7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. the decree: or, for a decree 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pi...