Psa 2, 21:8-9, 72:9, 110:2, Isa 41:11, Luk 13:17, 19:27, Rev 11:18 | ESV | STEP | Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain ?

am ch. 20:16; Matt. 22:7; [1 Sam. 15:33]

ao ch. 6:10; 20:12; [Dan. 7:10; 2 Thess. 1:6, 7]

Psalms 2

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1 ^aWhy do ^bthe nations rage ^{▼▼Or nations noisily assemble}
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his ^dAnointed, saying,
3 “Let us ^eburst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He who ^fsits in the heavens ^glaughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his ^hwrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6 “As for me, I have ⁱset my King
on ^jZion, my ^kholy hill.”
7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, ^l“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and ^mthe ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall ⁿbreak ^{▼▼Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule} them with ^pa rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like ^qa potter’s vessel.”
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 ^rServe the Lord with ^sfear,
and ^trejoice with ^utrembling.
12 ^vKiss ^wthe Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his ^xwrath is quickly kindled.
^yBlessed are all who take refuge in him.

Psalms 21:8-9

8 Your hand will ^zfind out all your enemies;
your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9 You will make them as ^aaa blazing oven
when you appear.
The Lord will swallow them up in his ^abwrath,
and ^acfire will consume them.

Psalms 72:9

9 May desert tribes ^adbow down before him,
and his enemies ^aelick the dust!

Psalms 110:2

2 The Lord sends forth ^affrom Zion
^agyour mighty scepter.
^ahRule in the midst of your enemies!

Isaiah 41:11

11 ^aiBehold, all who are incensed against you
shall be put to shame and confounded;
those who strive against you
shall be as nothing and shall perish.

Luke 13:17

17 As he said these things, ^ajall his adversaries were put to shame, and ^akall the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

Luke 19:27

27 But ^alas for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and ^amslaughter them before me.’”

Revelation of John 11:18

18 The nations raged,
but ^anyour wrath came,
and ^aothe time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} the prophets and saints,
and ^aqthose who fear your name,
both small and great,
and ^arfor destroying the destroyers of the earth.”