Psalms 2:1 · KJV
“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? {rage: or, tumultuously assemble} {imagine: Heb. meditate}”
— Psalms 2:1
Psalms 2 — Context
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? {rage: or, tumultuously assemble} {imagine: Heb. meditate}
2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, {saying},
3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Cross References
Acts 4:25-26
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
Revelation 17:14
These 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.
Psalms 46:6
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Psalms 21:11
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, {which} they are not able {to perform}.
Psalms 83:4-8
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from {being} a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Acts 17:5-6
But 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.
Matthew 21:38
But 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.
Luke 22:22-23
And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!