Psalms 2:4
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Psalms 2:4 in other translations
| BSB | The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them. |
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| WEB | He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision. |
| ASV | He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision. |
| YLT | He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them. |
| DARBY | He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision. |
| BBE | Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them. |
| Webster | He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. |
What does Psalms 2:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 2:1-6
We are here told who would appear as adversaries to Christ. As this world is the kingdom of Satan, unconverted men, of every rank, party, and character, are stirred up by him to oppose the cause of God. But the rulers of the earth generally have been most active. The truths and precepts of Christianity are against ambitious projects and worldly lusts. We are told what they aim at in this opposition. They would break…
Psalms 2:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 2:4
- Psalms 37:13
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
- Psalms 59:8
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
- Proverbs 1:26
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
- Isaiah 40:22
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
- Psalms 11:4
The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
- Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
- Psalms 115:3
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
- Psalms 53:5
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
- Psalms 68:33
To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
- Isaiah 66:1
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
- 2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 2:3
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
- Psalms 2:4
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
- Psalms 2:5
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Psalms 2:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que mora en los cielos se reirá; el Señor se burlará de ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Celui qui habite dans les cieux se rira d’eux, le Seigneur s’en moquera. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der im Himmel thront, lacht, der Herr spottet ihrer. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui habitat in cælis irridebit eos, et Dominus subsannabit eos. |