←Psalm 2→BSB

In This Chapter 9 places 29 terms 2 themes 4 resources

Places

    Key Terms

    Anointed 3 Seek Safety 3 Decree 2 Possession 2 Have Insight 2 Fear 2 Anoint (Pour) Anoint (Assign) Anoint (Smear) Anointing (Act) Anoint (Rub On) Fixed Allowance Fixed Quota To Cause to Possess Possession Serve Force to Serve Enslave Hold in Bondage Gain Control Over Fear (State) Awe (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Seek Refugue

    Themes

    God's Rule and Power Over All Nations Royal Psalms

    Resources

    Psalms Book Overview Day of the Lord Articles God, Names of Articles Messiah Articles

    The Triumphant Messiah

    (Acts 4:23–31)

    ⓘ This royal psalm pertains to the Lord’s appointment...

    This royal psalm pertains to the Lord’s appointment of a king descended from David. It celebrates the mission of all the kings in David’s line, and it introduces the hope of an ideal ruler who will accomplish the Lord’s goal of bringing all nations into submission (2:11) or to destruction (2:9). The New Testament identifies Jesus as this descendant (see Acts 13:33; 1 Cor 15:25–27; Heb 1:5; 5:5; Rev 19:15).
    ⓘ Their futile paths lead to death (1:4, 6),...

    Their futile paths lead to death (1:4, 6), but fallen human beings unite in opposing the true God and his Messiah.
    1Why do the nations rage†and the peoples plot in vain?2The kings of the earth take their standand the rulers gather together,against the LORDand against His Anointed One:†3“Let us break Their chainsand cast away Their cords.”
    ⓘ The Lord finds the human threat insignificant. He...

    The Lord finds the human threat insignificant. He provided a solution long before their rebellion. He will end their agitation through the appointment of a human agent, a descendant of David’s line who will rule the nations.
    4The One enthroned in heaven laughs;the Lord taunts them.5Then He rebukes them in His anger,and terrifies them in His fury:6“I have installed My King on Zion,upon My holy mountain.”
    ⓘ The Lord adopted the king of David’s dynasty...

    The Lord adopted the king of David’s dynasty to conquer rebellious nations by force (see 89:26–27).
    7I will proclaim the decreespoken to Me by the LORD:“You are My Son;today I have become Your Father.†8Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance,the ends of the earth Your possession.9You will break them† with an iron scepter;You will shatter them like pottery.”†
    10Therefore be wise, O kings;be admonished, O judges of the earth.
    ⓘ rejoice: Rulers must welcome the Son as their...
    • rejoice: Rulers must welcome the Son as their true and only King.
    • Submit to God’s royal son (or Submit to God’s royal Son, or kiss the son): Kissing was an expression of submission (Hos 13:2).
    • The Lord gives joy to all who fear him (Ps 1:1–2) and trust him (18:30; 34:22; 119:1–3).
    11Serve the LORD with fear,and rejoice with trembling.12Kiss the Son, lest He be angryand you perish in your rebellion,when His wrath ignites in an instant.
    Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.