Psalms Reading – 1.4.2022
Psalm 2
1 Why do the nations conspire
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the LORD and against his anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break their chains
and throw off their shackles.”
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6 “I have installed my king
on Zion, my holy mountain.”
7 I will proclaim the LORD’S decree:
He said to me, “You are my son;
today I have become your father.
8 Ask me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron;
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear
and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry
and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
This is one of several “royal” or “Messianic” psalms. The focus moves from the personal in Psalm 1 to the world in Psalm 2. The key to success in Psalm 1 is thinking deeply about God’s Word so that we will live it out. The key to success for world powers is to submit to God, the great King of all kings, and His anointed son.
The son includes the promises God made to David and his lineage of kings. It is, also, prophetic as it looks ahead to the Son of God, Jesus, the Christ, who is the great “son of David.”
Psalm 2 unfolds in four parts: the nations rebel against the Lord and His anointed king (1-3); the Lord rebukes them and affirms his anointed one (4-6); the Lord’s anointed repeats God’s promises to him (7-9); and the psalmist warns the nations to fear the Lord (10-12). (NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible) The lesson for us, is that blessing or true happiness, comes when we totally trust and take refuge in Jesus, the Son, King of all kings.
Memory Verse:
Psalm 1:1-2, Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
Question(s) to Consider:
How does this psalm inspire you to see Jesus as the King of your life and of the world?