Psalms 2:1, The kingdom of Christ; Psalms 2:10, Kings are exhorted to accept it.
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Psalms 2
Psalms 2 — Overview
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Psalms 2 — OverviewPsalms 2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleAs the foregoing psalm was moral, and showed us our duty, so this is
evangelical, and shows us our Saviour. Under the type of David's
kingdom (which was of divine appointment, met with much opposition, but…Psalms 2 — OverviewPsalms 2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis psalm is the second in order, and so it is called in Ac 13:33; which shows that the book of Psalms was in the same form in the apostles' days as now, and as it ever had been; and though it is without a title, yet…Psalms 2:1-6Psalms 2:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here a very great struggle about the kingdom of Christ, hell
and heaven contesting it; the seat of the war is this earth, where
Satan has long had a usurped kingdom and exercised dominion to such a…Psalms 2:1Psalms 2:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryWhy do the heathen rage? The psalmist writes with a vision before his eyes. He "sees Jehovah upon his throne, and Messiah entering upon his universal dominion. The enemies of both on earth rise up against them with…Psalms 2:1-12Psalms 2:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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 Scripture itself (Acts…Psalms 2:1-12Psalms 2:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe King in Zion: a Messianic psalm.
A close examination of this psalm will show it to be at once prophetic and Messianic. Its date and author are not certainly known. The style rather points to David as the probable…