Psa 2:1-2, Act 4:25-26 | ESV | STEP | Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain ?

h ch. 10:38; Luke 4:18; Heb. 1:9; [Dan. 9:24; Rev. 11:15]

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,

Acts 4:25-26

25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, ^{▼▼Or child; also verses 27, 30} said by the Holy Spirit,

^f“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and ^gthe rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his ^hAnointed’ ^{▼▼Or Christ}—