Psalm 2:4–6
The plots of men are met with the laughter of God and the irreversible installation of His King.
4 He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath:
6 “Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
The plots of men are met with the laughter of God and the irreversible installation of His King.
To contrast human arrogance with divine transcendence, showing that God's sovereign purposes are already accomplished despite worldly opposition.
Psalm 2:1-3 described the conspiracy of nations, kings, and rulers against the LORD and His Anointed. Psalm 2:4-6 answers that revolt with heavenly laughter, divine wrath, and the LORD’s declaration that His King is already installed on Zion.