34 matching verse commentaries
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 2 This psalm is the second in order, and so it is called in Acts 13:33; which shows that the book of Psalms was in the same form in the apostles' days as now, and as it ever had been; and though it is without a title, yet certain it is that it is a psalm of David, since the twelve apostles of Christ with one voice ascribe it...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Why do the Heathen rage,.... Or "the nations"; which some understand of the Jews, who are so called, Genesis 17:5; because of their various tribes; and of their rage against the Messiah there have been many instances; as when they gnashed upon him with their teeth, and at several times took up stones to stone him, and cried out in a most furious...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
As the foregoing psalm was moral, and showed us our duty, so this is evangelical, and shows us our Saviour. Under the type of David's kingdom (which was of divine appointment, met with much opposition, but prevailed at last) the kingdom of the Messiah, the Son of David, is prophesied of, which is the primary intention and scope of the psalm; and I...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine 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 bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. This was what they did when they took the Lord of life and glory, dragged him to the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, This raging company of the Jews was but a specimen of the universal opposition which there is to the reign of Christ; for it is not alone in Israel, but among...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine 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 bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. The conspiracy was both strong and influential, The kings and the rulers combined against...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The kings of the earth set themselves,.... Rose and stood up in great wrath and fury, and presented themselves in an hostile manner, and opposed the Messiah: as Herod the great, king of Judea, who very early bestirred himself, and sought to take away the life of Jesus in his infancy; and Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, who is called a king, Mr...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Let us break their bands asunder,.... These are not the words of the apostles, nor of the saints in Gospel times, encouraging one another, notwithstanding the rage and opposition of Jews and Gentiles against their Master and his interest, to break asunder the bands of wickedness, the idolatrous customs and practices of the Heathens, and to throw...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. The bands of Jehovah, and the bands of the Christ, his Anointed.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh,.... At the rage and tumult of the Heathen; at the vain imaginations of the people; at the opposition of the kings of the earth; at the mad counsel of the rulers, against him and his Messiah; and at their proposal to one another to throw off the yoke and government of them both. This is a periphrasis of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. God might well laugh at their folly, for they were really executing his will all the while they were rebelling against him. They were really laying the foundation stones of his mediatorial throne in fair colors, and cementing them with his own most precious blood,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that sitteth in the heaven 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. His word, it seems, vexes them; there is no need of sword or javelin. The weapons of God’s warfare are his words.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that sitteth in the heavens shalt laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. For what can mortals be as compared with the Eternal? The fire can readily enough consume the tow. Shall men set themselves in opposition to omnipotence, and hope to prosper? And when God determines to glorify his anointed Son, shall worms of the dust prevent him...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,.... Or, "and he shall speak to them"; so Noldius: that is, the Lord that sits in the heavens, and laughs, and has the Heathen, the people, the kings and rulers in derision, shall not only silently despise their furious and concerted opposition to him and his Messiah, but shall at last speak out unto...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. In the resurrection, God lifted up the head of Christ above all the sons of men, and made them see that all their craft and cruelty had been displayed in vain.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. He scarcely needs to lift his hand, he has only to speak; and when Jehovah speaks in wrath, his words are thunderbolts. Men’s hearts are indeed troubled when God’s words come hot with anger into their spirits. This is what God said:-
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion. Or, "behold, I have set", c. so Noldius by Zion is meant the church of God, especially under the Gospel dispensation see Hebrews 12:22; so called, because, as Zion was, it is the object of God's love and choice, the place of his habitation and residence; where divine worship is observed, and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron: thou shalt dash them in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. “You have raged, you have deliberated, you have resolved; but it is all nothing. There is my Son, the crowned King.” And such is the Anointed tonight; the Christ is on the throne, let Isis enemies say what they will, and he must reign, nothing can prevent it. He must be King of kings and Lord of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I will declare the decree,.... These are the words of Jehovah's Anointed and King, exercising his kingly office, according to the decree and commandment of the Father: for these words refer not to the following, concerning the generation of the Son, which does not depend on the decree and arbitrary will of God, but is from his nature; but these...