The Psalmist looks at the situation (opposition and conspiracy to revolt and rebel) and asks (1)“Why do the nations conspire, and the people plot in vain?” Why do they bother is the Psalmists cry, their plotting to live life without God is futile.
Do you see the Psalmist worldview? Firstly the nations are plotting against God; any plot to overthrow God’s king, his anointed, his people is a plot against God. Is that how we think of the world; are the nations against God? Is the legislation being passed in Parliament against God? This Psalm would lead us to conclude yes it is. Refusing to recognise his rule and wanting freedom to determine how to live for themselves has been man’s story since Adam and Eve. It is swallowing the lie of Satan that we can do so with no consequences. But Psalm 2 teaches us to view the nations and the world differently, but why is their opposition futile?
Because very simply God rules and his promise is sure. Is my perspective right? Too often we have a wrong view of the world; man is big and God is small, the Psalmist calls God's people to get it right; God is big, man is small.
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