Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 2:1 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Psalms 2:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 2 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
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“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? rage: or, tumultuously assemble imagine: Heb. meditate”
Psalms 2:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 2:1
The opening question introduces the psalm's dramatic interrogation of human rebellion. The Hebrew term ragash (rage) depicts violent commotion and tumultuous agitation, suggesting not mere disagreement but active, aggressive opposition. The parallel construction with hagah (imagine) portrays deliberate mental plotting—the word elsewhere describes meditation or contemplation, here ironically applied to futile scheming.This verse establishes the foundational tension between divine sovereignty and human autonomy. The rhetorical question expects the answer: such opposition is absurd, irrational, a...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 2:1
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“David”
“and the Lamb will overcome them”
“and the earth melted.”
“For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device”
“and let's destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
“and gathering a crowd”
“when they saw the son”
“as it has been determined”
“you peoples”
“Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.”