The second psalm is a contrast between the disobedience of the ungodly and the exaltation of Christ. Man’s rebellion against God is futile because God has anointed Christ as King of the earth. This psalm is a messianic portrayal of the millennial reign of Christ.
Psalm 2:1-3 – Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Why do the kings and rulers of the earth to rage? Because of their deep hatred against the Lord, they do not like the constraints of God’s law, but rather, they prefer a law unto themselves, to establish their own conduct, not a Christian conduct. They break their bands asunder to be free to commit all manner of abominations.
Psalm 2:4-6 – He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
God’s laughter does not arise from humor. God views man’s rebellion as irrational and He laughs at their futile attempts against Him. After He laughs, His words go forth against them, for He has already done that which the enemy seeks to prevent – He has set Christ upon the holy hill of Zion.
Psalm 2:7-9 – I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
God declares His begotten. Luke makes reference to this decree in Acts 13:33 – God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. This decree declares the Son with power, for He will have dominion of the earth.
Psalm 2:10-12 – Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are they that put their trust in him.
Five instructions are given to those who rebel against the Lord. Man is instructed to be wise, to be instructed, to serve the LORD, to rejoice, and to kiss the Son. Man is exhorted, not only to accept Him; but also to embrace Him and depend entirely upon Him, for blessed are they that put their trust in him.
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