Psalms 2:4
He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
In Context
3Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us!
5Then will he speak to them in his anger, and in his fierce displeasure will he terrify them:
Cross References
2 Kings 19:21This is the word that Jehovah has spoken against him: The virgin-daughter of Zion despiseth thee, laugheth thee to scorn; The daughter of Jerusalem shaketh her head at thee.
Psalms 37:13The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.
Psalms 59:8But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.
Psalms 68:33Of him that rideth upon the heavens, the heavens which are of old: lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.
Psalms 123:1{A Song of degrees.} Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Isaiah 40:22[It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 2:2-7
The Enemies of Messiah. 1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord , and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. We have… Read the whole commentary →