Psalm Two
This psalm is an illustration
how man has always tried to
place himself above God.
This attitude will eventually
result in the Battle of
Armageddon, where Christ
will defeat the nations of the
world. This psalm refers to
that battle and the rule of
Christ afterwards.
Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine
a vane thing.
In the first five words of this psalm, a reader gets a glimpse
of mans sinful nature without God. Mans natural condition is
to be angry. This rage will eventually result in one bloody
battle at the end of time. A person needs the nature of God
to overcome this tendency. We can be on God's side at the
end of time. Because man has a natural tendency to be
angry, He tries to take his anger out on other people. He
tries to think up sophisticated schemes to get back at people.
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the
rulers take counsel together, against the lord,
and against his anointed, saying.
Here we have a picture about the sinful heart of man. This is
a spirit of rebellion that causes man to go up against God.
They begin to think in their heart that they are better than
God. This is why man will war against Christ at the end of
time. In the next verse they will try to put this belief into
action.
Let us break their bands asunder, and
cast away their cords from us.
Man by nature wants to do his own thing. He wants to
control everything in life. He would like to think he can do
things better than God. He begins to think that he can alter
the plan of God. Breaking a band asunder refers to this.
He does not want any direction. Casting his cords away
refers to this
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh:
the Lord shall have them in derision.
"He that sitteth in the heavens" refers to the lord. When It
says he will laugh, I believe that this is a literal laugh. The
reason that God will laugh at and deride them is that he
knows that he is far more smarter, stronger, more powerful
than they. He will ultimately destroy them at Armageddon.
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,
and vex them in his sore displeasure.
This again, could be referring to Armageddon when the lord
has the ultimate battle of all time. The word vex means to
disturb or annoy. Christ will speak to all the rulers of the
earth and this will annoy them. Many times today people are
annoyed by the word of God.
Yet I have set my King upon the holy hill of
Zion.
God already has his plan in place for the end of time when
Jesus shall rule from the new Jerusalem. No man or
kingdom, despite his knowledge and power can stop this.
I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said
unto me, Thou art my son; this day have I
begotten thee.
The Lord Himself will give his son the right to rule and reign
upon the earth. His reign will be just.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen
for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts
of the parts of the earth for thy possession.
All of the Christians will reign with the lord upon the earth.
Jesus will give us positions in his kingdom as he sees fit. He
will for once rule the earth instead of man made rulers ruling
the earth.
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron:
thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters
vessel.
The lord will destroy all of the kingdoms of the earth and set
up his own kingdom. He will reorganize all of the other
kingdoms as though they were a vessel on the potters wheel.
He will totally demolish the present political structure and
create a new one.
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be
instructed, ye judges of the earth.
The psalmist now encourages the kings and the judges of
the earth to be wise. (Keep in mind, that the psalmist had no
idea when the rapture was going to take place). He might
have thought that Jesus would come back to rule in the near
future therefore kings and rulers at that time would be
under the rule of Christ. It would then have been logical to
have respect for Jesus.
Serve the lord with fear, and rejoice with
trembling.
This clause encourages kings and rulers to have respect for
God and a healthy fear for God. The psalmist is saying that
they should rule as though Jesus is keeping a record. This
might prevent them from treating people unjustly and more
importantly, they would please God.
Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish
from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a
little. Bless are all they that put their trust in
him .
This last verse is a summary of the entire psalm. The Kings
and rulers need to realise their need for God and love him.
If not, he will take his vengeance out upon them. But if they
realize that the lord, instead of them is in control, they will be
blessed.
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