Psalms 2:4
He who dwelleth in the heavens will laugh: the Lord will hold them in derision.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
In Context
3“Let us break asunder their bands, and cast away from us their cords.”
5Then will he speak unto them in his anger, and in his displeasure will he terrify them.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:21This is the word that the Lord hath spoken over him: She despiseth thee, she laugheth thee to scorn, the virgin daughter of Zion; behind thee shaketh her head the daughter of Jerusalem.
Psalms 37:13The Lord will laugh at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.
Psalms 59:8(59:9) But thou, O Lord, wilt laugh at theme: thou wilt hold in derision all the nations.
Psalms 68:33(68:34) To him who rideth over the highest heavens, of ancient days: hear! he sendeth forth his voice, the voice of might.
Psalms 123:1“A song of the degrees.” Unto thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Isaiah 40:22[It is he] that dwelleth above the circle of the earth, while its inhabitants are as grasshoppers; that stretched out the heavens as a 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 →