Psalm 2 is prophetic of Messiah the Prince; a Psalm of grace, for it sings of the Lord’s anointed. Verses 1-3, “Why do the nations rage and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed saying, Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away Their cords from us.” We see here the opposition of the nations; the amazed psalmist at the rage of the heathen and the vanity of mind; and the banding and counseling of the kings and rulers. Acts 4:18-29, “… who by the mouth of Your servant David have said, ‘Why did the nations rage, and the people plot vain things? The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ.’ For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever YOUR hand and YOUR purpose determined before to be done.” Then we go into the throne room of our God and see the contempt with which the Lord regards this, (vs. 4-6) ”He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the LORD shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, and distress them in His deep displeasure: ‘Yet I have set My King on My holy hill Zion.” Here our dignified Lord with contemptuous ridicule or mockery, with calmness, laughs at them as He holds them in contempt. Then He speaks, “Yet have I” (past –tense), while they are proposing He has disposed the matter. God speaks in His sovereignty and declares the decree of the Divine Son ,granting the nations as an inheritance to the Messiah in vs. 7-9, “I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, You are My Son, today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I will give you the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.” Here He declares His divinity, His inheritance, and His power and dominion. Lastly a King giving sound advice, the advice of the Sovereign God, the admonition to the kings of earth to do homage to the King of Kings, “Now therefore be wise, O kings; be instructed, you judges (rulers) of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.” The beginning of genuine wisdom is fear, but fear with joy, for fear without joy is slavish; joy without fear is irreverent and hypocritical. This Psalm is Messianic, for it speaks of an anointed One who transcends all earthly sovereigns. It is universal for it calls the Gentiles into the Church. It is evangelical, for it announces happiness to all who trust in the Lord. It is a monitory warning, for it warns the rebels to make a timely submission. James Murphy says of Psalm 2 “it gives prominence to the proper Son of God and celebrates the gospel in the person of the Messiah, who secures the happiness of all who trust in Him.” ~~Terry Worthan, 1938-2022
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