David, who may have been the author of this psalm, was a shepherd, soldier, and king. This particular psalm is mentioned in the New Testament many times (Acts 4:25, 26; 13:33;
Hebrews 1:5,6; 5:5 and Revelation 2:26,27; 12:5 and 19:15).
It was a psalm written to celebrate the coronation of an Israelite king, but also written for the coronation of Christ, the eternal King.
People often think they will be free if they can get away from God. Yet we all inevitably serve somebody or something, whether a president, an organization, or even our own selfish desires. Just as a fish is not free when it leaves the water and a tree is not free when it leaves the soil, we are not free when we leave the Lord. We can find the one true route to freedom by wholeheartedly serving God the Creator. God can set you free to be the person he created you to be.
God is all-powerful. He created the world, and knew about the empires of the earth long before they came into being. But pride and power cause nations and leaders to rebel against God and break free of him. Our world has many leaders who boast of their power, who rant and rave against God and his people, who promise to take over and form their own empires. We need not fear the boasts of tyrants - they are in God's hands.
In verse 11 of Psalm 2, it says "Serve the LORD with fear (reverence) and rejoice with trembling. "Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you not destroyed in your own way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment." "Kiss the Son" means to submit fully and submit to him. Christ is not only God's chosen King, he is also the rightful King of our hearts and lives.
To be ready for his coming, we must submit to his leadership every day!
Psalm 2
ReplyDeleteWhy do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. "Let us break their chains," they say, "and throw off their fetters." The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
"I have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill."
I will proclaim the decree of the LORD:
He said to me, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possessions.
You will rule over them with an iron scepter, you will dash them to pieces like pottery. Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear (reverence) and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.