Psalms 2:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 2:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 2:1 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? rage: or, tumultuously assemble imagine: Heb. meditate" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 2:1 — KJV
“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? rage: or, tumultuously assemble imagine: Heb. meditate”
— Psalms 2:1 (KJV)
Psalms 2:1 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 2:1
“Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 2:1: why, heathen, rage
“Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time. oppressed: Heb. crushed”
Shares key themes with Psalms 2:1: rage, people, thing
“And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 2:1: people, imagine, thing
“And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 2:1: why, people, thing
“Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. Thou wilt...: Heb. Fading thou wilt fade”
Shares key themes with Psalms 2:1: people, thing, heb
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