Psalms 2:3

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

King James Version

In Context

2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 5:5I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Luke 19:27But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

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 →

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