Psalm 2:4-6
“He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.”
King James Version · the opening — all 3 verses are below
God's answer to the raging nations — He installs His King on Zion, the decree behind the Messiah's enthronement.
Read the whole passage — all 3 verses (KJV)
2:4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
2:5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
2:6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Fulfillment References
Acts 4:25-27 Acts 13:33 Hebrews 1:5 Revelation 19:15
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalGod sets His King on Zion — fulfilled in Jesus, in whom the one God reigns; the apostles prayed Psalm 2 of the conspiracy against 'thy holy child Jesus' (Acts 4:27).
JewishA royal coronation psalm (originally for a Davidic king); read in some traditions of the Messiah, in others of the Davidic dynasty against hostile nations.
CatholicThe Father enthroning the Son; the apostles apply Psalm 2 to the rulers arrayed against Jesus (Acts 4:25-27).
ProtestantThe 'anointed' King set on Zion, fulfilled in Christ's enthronement (Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5).
OrthodoxChrist the eternally begotten Son enthroned by the Father.
DispensationalThe Messiah-King installed on Zion, fully realized in the millennial reign.
AcademicA pre-exilic royal coronation psalm read within ancient Near Eastern enthronement ideology, reapplied messianically in Second-Temple and NT usage.
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