Chapter Summary
Psalm 2 is a royal messianic psalm depicting the nations raging against God and His anointed King. God laughs at their rebellion, declares He has installed His King on Zion, and reveals the decree: "You are my Son; today I have begotten you." The psalm warns rulers to submit and ends with a blessing for all who take refuge in the Lord's anointed.
Key Verses in This Chapter
Psalms Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of Psalms from the Holy Bible
Verses
Psalms 2:1
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Psalms 2:3
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Psalms 2:4
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Psalms 2:5
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Psalms 2:6
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Psalms 2:7
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Psalms 2:8
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 2:9
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
Psalms 2:10
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Psalms 2:11
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
People Also Ask
Is Psalm 2 about Jesus?
Yes. The New Testament quotes Psalm 2 extensively as fulfilled in Christ: at His baptism (Matthew 3:17), in Acts 4:25-26 (opposition to Jesus), Acts 13:33 (resurrection), and Hebrews 1:5 (divine sonship). The "anointed" (Hebrew: Mashiach/Messiah) who rules the nations is identified as Jesus Christ by the apostles.