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Psalms 2:4

God's power and sovereignty

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 break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
KJV
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
WEB
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
ASV
He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.
DARBY
He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision.
BLB
The One sitting in the heavens laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
ÅB
Han som troner i himmelen ler,
Herren gjør narr av dem.
OTB
Han som bor i himmelen ler,
Herren spotter dem.
B1930
Han som troner i himmelen, ler, Herren spotter dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 37:13

    The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

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  • Psalms 59:8

    But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

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  • Proverbs 1:26

    I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

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  • Isaiah 40:22

    It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

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  • Psalms 11:4

    The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

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  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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  • Psalms 115:3

    But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

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  • Psalms 53:5

    There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

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