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Verse Psalms 2:4. _HE THAT SITTETH IN THE HEAVENS_] Whose kingdom
ruleth over all, and is _above_ all might and power, human and
diabolical. _Shall laugh_. Words spoken after the manner of men; shall...
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HE THAT SITTETH IN THE HEAVENS - God, represented as having his home,
his seat, his throne in heaven, and thence administering the affairs
of the world. This verse commences the second strophe or stan...
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Psalms 2
THE REJECTED KING
_ 1. The rejection and the coming confederacy (Psalms 2:1)_
2. Jehovah's attitude and interference (Psalms 2:4)
3. The coming of the King and his inheritance ...
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II. MESSIAH'S REIGN. Also without a title. Here we have a distinctly
Messianic Ps., put in this place, possibly, as an introduction to
other Messianic Pss. which follow. Messianic it is in the stricte...
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LAUGH. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6.
THE LORD*. Primitive text was Jehovah. Altered by the _Sopherim_ to
Adonai. See App-32....
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_He that sitteth in the heavens_ Enthroned in majesty (Psalms 123:1),
but withal watching and controlling the course of events upon the
earth (Psalms 11:4; Psalms 103:19;...
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The poet-seer draws aside the veil, and bids us look from earth to
heaven. There the supreme Ruler of the world sits enthroned in
majesty. With sovereign contempt He surveys these petty plottings, and...
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HE THAT SITTETH, &C.— Or, _He that dwelleth._ This is spoken of God,
(after the manner of men,) to denote his utter contempt of the
opposition of his enemies; the perfect ease with which he was able t...
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PSALMS 2
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Messiah's Reign in Zion Assured.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 2:1-3, A Conspiracy against Jehovah and His Anointed
Foretold. Stanza II., Psalms 2:4-6, Jehovah's Counter...
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_HE THAT SITTETH IN THE HEAVENS SHALL LAUGH: THE LORD SHALL HAVE THEM
IN DERISION._
The scene passes from earth to heaven, from Antichrist and his
confederate hosts to Yahweh on His throne above, lau...
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2:4 Lord (e-10) _ Adonai_ ....
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The historical situation of this Ps. cannot now be recovered. It may
refer to some threatened rebellion of subject kings in the early days
of Solomon, or to some similar movement under one of the late...
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The contrast between Jehovah in His majesty and the puny plotters is
dramatically introduced....
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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HE THAT SITTETH. — Here the psalm, with a sublimity truly Hebrew,
turns from the wild confusion on earth to the spectacle of God looking
down with mingled scorn and wrath on the fruitless attempts of...
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יֹושֵׁ֣ב בַּ † שָּׁמַ֣יִם יִשְׂחָ֑ק
אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י יִלְעַג...
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Psalms 2:1
VARIOUS unsatisfactory conjectures as to a historical basis for this
magnificent lyric have been made, but none succeeds in specifying
events which fit with the situation painted in it. The...
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GOD'S SON UPON HIS THRONE
Psalms 2:1
This is one of the sublimest of the Psalms, and can find its
fulfillment only in our Lord. See Acts 4:25; Acts 13:33; H
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This is the psalm of Jehovah's King. It is impossible to fix the event
for which it was written and to which it first referred. The wider
application is perfectly patent. To whatsoever king the words...
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Them, who continue rebellious, Proverbs i. He speaks thus to shew that
we deserve derision. (Haydock) --- Quod nos derisu digna faciamus.
(St. Jerome) --- Yet he will convert many, (Worthington) even...
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What is here said of the sovereignty of Jehovah, of sitting in the
heavens, of speaking in his wrath, of laughing, and the like, is
intended to convey, by expressions of this nature, is best adapted t...
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After David has told us of the tumult and commotions, the counsels and
pride, the preparation and resources the strength and efforts of his
enemies, in opposition to all these he places the power of G...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 1 AND 2.
In Psalms 1, however, we have simply the godly remnant on the earth. I
say remnant, for the subject of the psalm is spoken of as
characterized by indivi...
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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
ru...
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He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them
in derision.
Ver. 4. _He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh at them_] _Videt,
ridet._ He seeth and smileth, he looketh and la...
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_He that sitteth in the heavens_ As the judge upon his tribunal,
weighing the actions of men, and as the king of the whole earth upon
his royal throne; who, without moving from his place, can with one...
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1-6 We are here told who would appear as adversaries to Christ. As
this world is the kingdom of Satan, unconverted men, of every rank,
party, and character, are stirred up by him to oppose the cause...
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HE THAT SITTETH, as the Judge upon his tribunal, and as the King of
the whole world upon his royal throne; who, without stirring from his
place, can with one look or word destroy all his enemies. IN T...
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Psalms 2:4 sits H3427 (H8802) heavens H8064 laugh H7832 (H8799) Lord
H136 derision H3932 (H8799)
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GOD WILL LAUGH AT MAN'S FOLLY AND EXALT HIS ANOINTED.
‘He who sits in the heavens will laugh,
The Lord will have them in derision,
Then will he speak to them in his wrath,
And vex them in his sore...
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Psalms 2
I. The Psalm opens abruptly; here is no prelude; it is an utterance of
amazement, begotten in the soul and breaking from the lips of one who
looks out upon the nations and generations of man....
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Psalms 2:1. _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, sayi...
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Psalms 2:1. _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, sayin...
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Psalms 2:1. _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, sayi...
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CONTENTS: The psalm of the king; rejected, established and finally
reigning.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, kings of earth.
CONCLUSION: The kings of earth are ever setting themselves in array
against God...
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This psalm, by a constant succession of the rabbins, is applied to
Christ. If it have any bearing on David's enemies, for the eyes of
prophets were often directed from objects near, to those which are...
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_He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh. .. and vex them in His
sore displeasure._
FIRST A LAUGH THEN A SMITE
The heathen and the people, the kings and the rulers are answered with
contempt, they...
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_Why do the heathen rage?_
THE PROPHETICAL ELEMENT IN THE PSALM
But though the poem was occasioned by some national event, we must not
confine its application to that event, nor need we even suppose...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 2:1. God made David and his descendants
kings in order to fulfill the purpose for which Abraham was called: to
bring blessing to all nations (Genesi
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INTRODUCTION
“It is quite impossible now to say what the event was which
occasioned this poem. The older interpreters referred it to David, and
the attacks made upon him by the Philistines (2 Samuel 5...
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EXPOSITION
HERE we have again a psalm without a title, and, so far, we are left
to conjecture its age and author. The Jews, however, have always
regarded it as Davidical; and there is evidence in Scri...
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The second psalm deals with the Kingdom Age. The glorious Kingdom Age
when Jesus reigns upon the earth. A Messianic psalm.
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? For the
kings...
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2 Kings 19:21; Isaiah 40:22; Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 66:1; Proverbs 1:26
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THE PREFATORY PSALMS
Psalms 1:1, _Psalms 2:1, and Psalms 3:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The first chapter of the Psalm is its preface. You may call it, if you
wish, the prefatory Psalm. It gives you the ke...
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CHRIST VERSUS THE ANTICHRIST
Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. Satan an adept at counterfeits. As we enter into our study in the
Psalms, we must first get the great message of the Psalms...
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Sitteth — As the king of the whole world. Heavens — As an evidence
both of God's clear and certain knowledge of all things that are done
below, and of his sovereign and irresistible power. Laugh — Sha...