Psalms 2:4
He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them: and the Lord shall deride them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 let us cast away their yoke from us.
5Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his rage.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:21This is the word, that the Lord hath spoken of him: The virgin the daughter of Sion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn: the daughter of Jerusalem hath wagged her head behind thy back.
Psalms 37:13But the Lord shall laugh at him : for he foreseeth that his day shall come.
Psalms 59:8Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us ?
Psalms 68:33Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth: sing ye to the Lord: Sing ye to God,
Psalms 123:1I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.
Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing, 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 →