Psalms 2:4
He that sitteth in heaven will laugh; The Lord will have them in derision.
Noyes 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 bonds asunder; Let us cast away from us their fetters!”
5Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, And confound them in his hot displeasure.
Cross References
Psalms 37:13The Lord laugheth at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
Psalms 59:8Yet thou, O LORD! wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt hold all the nations in derision!
Psalms 68:33To him who rideth upon the ancient heaven of heavens! Behold, he uttereth his voice, his mighty voice!
Psalms 123:1“A song of the steps, or the goings up.” To thee do I lift up mine eyes, O Thou who dwellest in the heavens!
Isaiah 40:22It is He that sitteth above the circle of the earth, And the inhabitants are to him as grasshoppers; That stretcheth out the heavens as a canopy, 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 →