Psalms 2:1 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לָ֭מָּה	La.mah	<to> why?	H4100 →
רָגְשׁ֣וּ	ra.ge.Shu	do they plot	H7283 →
גוֹיִ֑ם	go.Yim	nations	H1471 →
וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים	u.le.'u.Mim	and peoples	H3816 →
יֶהְגּוּ־	yeh.gu-	do they devise?	H1897 →
רִֽיק׃	Rik	vanity	H7385 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen…
leads to
- Romans 8:30
  And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
- 1 Timothy 6:15
  which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
- Matthew 22:14
  For many are called, but few are chosen.”
- Revelation 3:21
  To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- Revelation 2:10
  Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
Through
Psalms 21:11
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
leads to
- Psalms 10:2
  In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
- Psalms 31:13
  For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- Jeremiah 11:18–19
  And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Acts 4:25–26You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?Revelation 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”Psalms 46:6Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.Psalms 21:11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.Psalms 83:4–8saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’Acts 17:5–6The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.Luke 22:22–23Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!Psalms 18:42I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.Psalms 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah Psalms 57:9I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.Acts 5:33When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.Luke 18:32He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.1 Corinthians 3:20And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”Luke 22:1–2Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,Acts 19:28–32When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”John 11:49–50But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!

Quoted here
Acts 4:25
'Why did the heathen rage': the gathered believers in prayer ('by the mouth of thy servant David'). Royal psalm.
public-domain commentaries in agreement
Same kind of writing
Psalms 110:1
both royal psalms; the two most-cited messianically in the NT; shared enthronement form.
Gunkel

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