About three thousand years ago, when David was composing Psalm 2, the rulers of this world were already taking counsel together.
Plotting their ways.
Plotting their agendas.
Plotting their rule over the earth in defiance of God.
And as they did back then, so they do today.
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Lyrics:
Psalm 2
E, A
Why do the nations rage
And the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth they set themselves,
And the rulers, they take counsel together,
Against the Lord,
Against His anointed, they are saying,
“Let us burst their bonds apart
And cast away their cords from us”
C, D, C, D, C, D, E
But He who sits in heavens laughs
The Lord holds them as He mocks
Then He will speak to them in His wrath,
And terrify them by saying,
“As for me, I have set my king
On Zion, my holy hill”
E, A
I will tell of this decree:
The Lord said to me, “You are my son
Today I have begotten you, begotten you
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
And the ends of the earth your possession, your possession
You shall break them with a rod of iron, rod of iron
And dash them into pieces like a vessel, made of clay”
C, D, E
Now therefore, O kings, be wise
Be warned, O rulers of the earth
Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son,
Lest He be angry, and you perish in your ways,
For His wrath is quickly kindled
Blessed are all who take refuge in Him
Blessed are all who take refuge in Him
Blessed are all who take refuge in Him
Ever since the days we left the garden, the world of the flesh has been looking for a ruler.
Another king.
Another savior.
Another antichrist.
Because salvation belongs to God alone.
And He has already revealed Himself to us.
For close to two thousand years now, we have known our Savior.
So let the rulers of this world plot their ways.
Let them take counsel together.
Their wicked ways will not break our bonds with the Lord.