The Reign of the LORD’S Anointed.
Why are athe 1nations restlessAnd the peoples bplotting in vain?Or GentilesPs 46:6; 83:2-5; Acts 4:25, 26Ps 21:112 The akings of the earth take their standAnd the rulers conspire togetherbAgainst the LORD and against His 1cAnointed, saying,Or MessiahPs 48:4-6Ps 74:18, 23John 1:413 “Let’s atear their shackles apartAnd throw their ropes away from us!”Jer 5:5
4 He who 1sits in the heavens alaughs,The Lord bscoffs at them.Or is enthronedPs 37:13Ps 59:85 Then He will speak to them in His aangerAnd bterrify them in His fury, saying,Ps 21:8, 9; 76:7Ps 78:49, 506 “But as for Me, I have installed aMy KingUpon Zion, bMy holy mountain.”Ps 45:6Ps 48:1, 2
7 “I will announce the 1decree of the LORD:He said to Me, ‘You are aMy Son,Today I have fathered You.Or decree: The LORD said to MeActs 13:33; Heb 1:5; 5:58 ‘Ask it of Me, and aI will certainly give bthe 1nations as Your inheritance,And the cends of the earth as Your possession.Or GentilesPs 21:1, 2Ps 22:27Ps 67:79 ‘You shall 1abreak them with a 2rod of iron,You shall bshatter them like 3earthenware.’”Another reading is ruleOr scepter; or staffLit potter’s warePs 89:23; 110:5, 6; Rev 2:26, 27; 12:5; 19:15Ps 28:5; 52:5; 72:4
10 Now then, you kings, ause insight;Let yourselves be instructed, you 1judges of the earth.Or leadersProv 8:15; 27:1111 Serve the LORD with 1areverenceAnd rejoice with btrembling.Or fearPs 5:7Ps 119:119, 12012 1Kiss athe Son, that He not be angry and you perish on the way,For bHis wrath may be kindled quickly.How blessed are all who ctake refuge in Him!I.e., probably kiss the feet of the SonPs 2:7Rev 6:16, 17Ps 5:11; 34:22