--- title: "Psalms 2 - Study King James Bible with treasury of scripture knowledge" description: "Read Psalms 2 with treasury of scripture knowledge commentary. 1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/2" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/2)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/2)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/2) Audio 1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?** 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. 4 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.** 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou *art* my Son; this day have I begotten thee.* 8 Ask of me, and I shall give *thee* the heathen *for* thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth *for* thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish *from* the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed *are* all they that put their trust in him. [Psalms 1](/study/psalms/1) [Psalms 3](/study/psalms/3) ## Commentary To verse 1 am 2963, bc 1042 **Why:** [Psalms 18:42](/kjv/psalms/18/42), [Psalms 46:6](/kjv/psalms/46/6), [Psalms 83:4-8](/kjv/psalms/83/4-8), [Isaiah 8:9](/kjv/isaiah/8/9), [Luke 18:32](/kjv/luke/18/32), [Acts 4:25](/kjv/acts/4/25) **rage:** or, tumultuously assemble, [Luke 22:1](/kjv/luke/22/1), [Luke 22:2](/kjv/luke/22/2), [Luke 22:5](/kjv/luke/22/5), [Luke 22:22](/kjv/luke/22/22), [Luke 22:23](/kjv/luke/22/23), [Acts 16:22](/kjv/acts/16/22), [Acts 17:5](/kjv/acts/17/5), [Acts 17:6](/kjv/acts/17/6), [Acts 19:28-32](/kjv/acts/19/28-32) **people:** [Matthew 21:38](/kjv/matthew/21/38), [John 11:49](/kjv/john/11/49), [John 11:50](/kjv/john/11/50), [Acts 5:33](/kjv/acts/5/33), [Revelation 17:14](/kjv/revelation/17/14) **imagine:** Heb. meditate **Reciprocal:** [Genesis 11:6](/kjv/genesis/11/6) - imagined [Numbers 23:25](/kjv/numbers/23/25) - *General* [Numbers 24:19](/kjv/numbers/24/19) - Of Jacob [Joshua 1:18](/kjv/joshua/1/18) - that doth rebel [Joshua 9:2](/kjv/joshua/9/2) - gathered [Joshua 11:1](/kjv/joshua/11/1) - he sent [2 Samuel 3:8](/kjv/2-samuel/3/8) - do show [2 Samuel 5:17](/kjv/2-samuel/5/17) - But when [2 Samuel 10:15](/kjv/2-samuel/10/15) - gathered [2 Samuel 22:44](/kjv/2-samuel/22/44) - delivered [1 Kings 12:16](/kjv/1-kings/12/16) - now see [2 Kings 19:28](/kjv/2-kings/19/28) - thy rage [1 Chronicles 14:8](/kjv/1-chronicles/14/8) - all the Philistines [1 Chronicles 19:16](/kjv/1-chronicles/19/16) - and drew [2 Chronicles 10:16](/kjv/2-chronicles/10/16) - David [2 Chronicles 13:8](/kjv/2-chronicles/13/8) - the kingdom [Ezra 4:5](/kjv/ezra/4/5) - hired [Nehemiah 4:8](/kjv/nehemiah/4/8) - all [Psalms 4:2](/kjv/psalms/4/2) - love [Psalms 9:5](/kjv/psalms/9/5) - rebuked [Psalms 9:19](/kjv/psalms/9/19) - let the [Psalms 21:11](/kjv/psalms/21/11) - imagined [Psalms 28:4](/kjv/psalms/28/4) - and [Psalms 33:10](/kjv/psalms/33/10) - The Lord [Psalms 45:5](/kjv/psalms/45/5) - sharp [Psalms 56:6](/kjv/psalms/56/6) - gather [Psalms 57:9](/kjv/psalms/57/9) - *General* [Psalms 62:4](/kjv/psalms/62/4) - consult [Psalms 65:7](/kjv/psalms/65/7) - tumult [Psalms 74:23](/kjv/psalms/74/23) - tumult [Psalms 83:2](/kjv/psalms/83/2) - lo [Psalms 89:23](/kjv/psalms/89/23) - plague [Psalms 93:3](/kjv/psalms/93/3) - the floods lift [Psalms 94:21](/kjv/psalms/94/21) - gather [Psalms 102:8](/kjv/psalms/102/8) - mad [Psalms 119:23](/kjv/psalms/119/23) - Princes [Psalms 139:20](/kjv/psalms/139/20) - thine [Psalms 140:2](/kjv/psalms/140/2) - imagine [Isaiah 8:10](/kjv/isaiah/8/10) - counsel [Isaiah 10:27](/kjv/isaiah/10/27) - because [Isaiah 33:11](/kjv/isaiah/33/11) - conceive [Isaiah 37:29](/kjv/isaiah/37/29) - rage [Isaiah 45:24](/kjv/isaiah/45/24) - and all [Isaiah 54:17](/kjv/isaiah/54/17) - weapon [Jeremiah 31:22](/kjv/jeremiah/31/22) - A woman [Ezekiel 11:2](/kjv/ezekiel/11/2) - *General* [Ezekiel 38:7](/kjv/ezekiel/38/7) - *General* [Hosea 7:15](/kjv/hosea/7/15) - imagine [Nahum 1:9](/kjv/nahum/1/9) - do [Matthew 2:6](/kjv/matthew/2/6) - a Governor [Matthew 10:18](/kjv/matthew/10/18) - be [Matthew 20:18](/kjv/matthew/20/18) - and the [Matthew 26:3](/kjv/matthew/26/3) - assembled [Matthew 27:62](/kjv/matthew/27/62) - the chief priests [Matthew 28:12](/kjv/matthew/28/12) - *General* [Mark 11:27](/kjv/mark/11/27) - the chief [Mark 14:1](/kjv/mark/14/1) - chief [Mark 14:43](/kjv/mark/14/43) - and with [Mark 15:31](/kjv/mark/15/31) - also [Luke 1:51](/kjv/luke/1/51) - he hath scattered [Luke 6:11](/kjv/luke/6/11) - they [Luke 19:14](/kjv/luke/19/14) - *General* [Luke 20:14](/kjv/luke/20/14) - the heir [Luke 20:43](/kjv/luke/20/43) - *General* [Luke 22:66](/kjv/luke/22/66) - elders [Luke 24:44](/kjv/luke/24/44) - in the psalms [John 7:19](/kjv/john/7/19) - Why [Acts 2:36](/kjv/acts/2/36) - that same [Acts 4:17](/kjv/acts/4/17) - that it [Acts 5:17](/kjv/acts/5/17) - the high [Acts 14:5](/kjv/acts/14/5) - when [Acts 23:12](/kjv/acts/23/12) - certain [1 Corinthians 2:6](/kjv/1-corinthians/2/6) - of the [1 Corinthians 3:20](/kjv/1-corinthians/3/20) - 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