Psalms 2:4
The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
Majority Standard Bible
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 Their chains and cast away Their cords.”
5Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:
Cross References
2 Kings 19:21This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
Psalms 59:8But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
Psalms 68:33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
Psalms 123:1A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like 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 →