Psa 2:1-2, 21:11, 36:4, 38:12, 62:3, 64:5-6, Pro 12:20, Hos 7:6, Mic 2:1-3 | ESV | STEP | Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain ?

Psalms 2:1-2

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,

Psalms 21:11

11 Though they plan evil against you,
though they ^edevise mischief, they will not succeed.

Psalms 36:4

4 He ^fplots ^gtrouble while on his bed;
he sets himself in ^ha way that is not good;
ⁱhe does not reject evil.

Psalms 38:12

12 Those who seek my life ^jlay their snares;
those who seek my hurt ^kspeak of ruin
and meditate ^ltreachery all day long.

Psalms 62:3

3 How long will all of you attack a man
to batter him,
like ^ma leaning wall, a tottering fence?

Psalms 64:5-6

5 They ⁿhold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of ^olaying snares secretly,
thinking, ^p“Who can see them?”
6 They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
For ^qthe inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

Proverbs 12:20

20 Deceit is in the heart of ^rthose who devise evil,
but those who plan peace have joy.

Hosea 7:6

6 For with hearts like an oven ^sthey approach their intrigue;
all night their anger smolders;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

Micah 2:1-3

Woe to the Oppressors

1 ^tWoe to those who devise wickedness
and work evil ^uon their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
because it is in the power of their hand.
2 They covet fields and ^vseize them,
and houses, and take them away;
they oppress a man and his house,
a man and his inheritance.
3 Therefore thus says the Lord:
behold, against ^wthis family I am devising disaster, ^{▼▼The same Hebrew word can mean evil or disaster, depending on the context}
from which you cannot remove your necks,
and you ^yshall not walk haughtily,
^zfor it will be a time of disaster.