Chapter 2

God's power over earthly nations and kings.  The Messiah's ultimate authority.  Another about the far future, but this one does seem to be about history.  This verse:

6 "As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill." [Psa 2:6 ESV]

This is phrased as a done deal.  No turning this back.

2022 - These verses:

2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, 3 "Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us." [Psa 2:2-3 ESV]

Interesting that the civil authority on earth is shown as fully antagonistic and united in their opposition to God.  We can take this as the general state of governments.  It was on this point that the US was different for a good long time.  We were founded by men who believed in God and who saw themselves as subservient to and subject to judgment by the God of the Bible.  I don't think, for the most part, that we can claim this anymore.  And I think all our troubles as a nation are the result of this change of heart toward God on the part of our leaders...and after all, we elected them, and are just as much to blame as they are.

Possible FB post.

2024 - This verse:

9 You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." [Psa 2:9 ESV].  We have not seen this of Jesus yet. This is a reference to earthly kings and rulers, and seems to be about end times.  As such, the description in vs. 2 seems to show a world under a number of rulers all of whom are against God.  We can sort of put this together in Revelation after the rapture when no one - high or low - will repent, but are instead furious that they are under duress.  It could also refer to Armageddon, when Christ directly, physically goes to war with the Kings and peoples of earth who are united against him and possibly preparing to try and overrun the regathering people of God in Israel.  If they can be wiped out, the promises cannot be fulfilled.  We have seen Satan adopt this strategy over and over.  So this verse tells us how that is going to work out for him yet again.