Psalm 2
Psalm 2 Meaning
Psalm 2 opens with the nations raging and plotting against the LORD and against His anointed. God is unshaken. He laughs at their rebellion and declares that He has set His King on His holy hill, a King who will inherit the nations.
It is one of the great royal and messianic psalms, quoted often in the New Testament. It ends not with a threat but with an invitation: be wise, serve the LORD, and take refuge in the Son. Everyone who trusts Him is called blessed.
Key verses from Psalm 2
“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?”
Psalm 2:1
“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,”
Psalm 2:2
“I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.”
Psalm 2:7
“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.”
Psalm 2:12
How Psalm 2 points to Jesus
The New Testament applies 'Thou art my Son' directly to Jesus at His baptism and resurrection. He is the anointed King the nations rage against and will one day gladly serve, and blessed are all who take refuge in Him.