Psalm 2 English Standard Version
The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed
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,
6 “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
7 I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Recognize the words related to worldly people, their motivations and their desires.
Can we answer the question posed in verse 1? It will not be found in our hearts but rather in our mind and emotions. Rage and plots are the province of the mind. We see in ourselves how that might feel because we have lived in the world and can easily recognize what enrages us and what we have plotted that did not work out as we expected.
We can relate to those thoughts.
Then see with our spiritual eyes what the Lord says.