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Psa. 2:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Whym do the heathen ηragen, and the people θimagine a vain thing?

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Acts 4:25‑26• ²⁵Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
²⁶The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. (Acts 4:25‑26)

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Psa. 46:6• ⁶The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. (Psa. 46:6)

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or, tumultuously assemble.

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meditate.

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-9: The kingdom of Christ.

10-12: Kings are exhorted to accept it.

A.M. 2963.

B.C. 1042.

Why.

Psa. 18:42• ⁴²Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets. (Psa. 18:42)

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Psa. 46:6• ⁶The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. (Psa. 46:6)

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Psa. 83:4‑8• ⁴They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
⁵For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
⁶The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
⁷Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
⁸Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. (Psa. 83:4‑8)

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Isa. 8:9• ⁹Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. (Isa. 8:9)

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Luke 18:32• ³²For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: (Luke 18:32)

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Acts 4:25• ²⁵Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? (Acts 4:25)

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or, tumultuously assemble.

Luke 22:1‑2,5,22‑23• ¹Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
²And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
⁵And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
²²And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
²³And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. (Luke 22:1‑2,5,22‑23)

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Acts 16:22• ²²And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. (Acts 16:22)

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Acts 17:5‑6• ⁵But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
⁶And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; (Acts 17:5‑6)

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Acts 19:28‑32• ²⁸And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
²⁹And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
³⁰And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
³¹And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
³²Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. (Acts 19:28‑32)

people.

Matt. 21:38• ³⁸But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. (Matt. 21:38)

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John 11:49‑50• ⁴⁹And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
⁵⁰Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. (John 11:49‑50)

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Acts 5:33• ³³When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them. (Acts 5:33)

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Rev. 17:14• ¹⁴These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (Rev. 17:14)

imagine.

Heb. meditate.

• With ch. 1 this forms an introduction to the Psalms. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• Submission to the Christ, as the depositary of this government in God's counsels at the close of this time of trial, is the subject of the second. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 1-4” by J.N. Darby)

• The second Psalm announces the establishment of Christ's earthly triumph and royalty in Zion, when the heathen shall be given Him for an inheritance. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 1-4” by J.N. Darby)

• The counsels of God as to the Messiah, made known by decree, and fulfilled by power, in spite of the counsels of men. (“Psalms 2” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and why do the peoplesc meditate a vain thing?

JND Translation Notes

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Leummim, a general word for "the races of mankind."