PSALM 2:

1 ¶ Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

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 break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

7 ¶ I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

10 ¶ Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

(KJV)

The book of Psalms contains a number of prophetic psalms that are referred to as Messianic Psalms. That means they refer to the then coming Messiah (they were written over 900 years before Jesus was born). These psalms, either in part or in whole, speak of his Nature, his work, his rejection, his suffering, his death, his resurrection and of his return to rule the earth.

Just before his ascension, Jesus told his disciples that all prophecies concerning him had to be fulfilled. The areas of the Bible which he spoke of where these prophecies might be found included the book of Psalms (Luke 24:44).

Psalm 2 is one of the Messianic Psalms. This psalm is from the heart of King David and while there is an immediate reference to David himself as king it can easily be seen that it extends beyond David who was one of the anointed ones (Messiah is from the Hebrew word meaning anointed one) but he was not the Messiah. Paul when speaking in the synagogue in Antioch in Pisidia referred to this Psalm and linked it to Jesus (Acts 13:33)

The first three verses speak of the rebellious sinners. Rebellious sinner is a position we have all held or are holding. The Bible clearly tells us that "...there is none righteous, no not one" (Romans 3:10) which agrees with what is said in Psalms 14 and 53 and Ecclesiastes 7:20. Later on in the same chapter of the same book there is the clear statement "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23). Without the remission of sin by the blood of Jesus Christ we all stand guilty before God so these verses in Psalm 2 speak of all of us at some point in our lives. Salvation is a gift from God, it is by grace, we can not earn it, we can not work for it but we must believe it (See Ephesians 2:8-9).

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