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Psalm 2[a]

A Psalm for a Royal Coronation

Why do the nations protest
    and the peoples conspire in vain?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2 A royal Psalm. To rebellious kings (Ps 2:1–3) God responds vigorously (Ps 2:4–6). A speaker proclaims the divine decree (in the legal adoption language of the day), making the Israelite king the earthly representative of God (Ps 2:7–9) and warning kings to obey (Ps 2:10–11). The Psalm has a messianic meaning for the Church; the New Testament understands it of Christ (Acts 4:25–27; 13:33; Hb 1:5).

Psalm 2

Why do the nations conspire[a]
    and the peoples plot(A) in vain?

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  1. Psalm 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage

Then he speaks to them in his anger,
    in his wrath he terrifies them:

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He rebukes them in his anger(A)
    and terrifies them in his wrath,(B) saying,

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(Indeed, the Lord God does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.)

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Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
    without revealing his plan(A)
    to his servants the prophets.(B)

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