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Psalms 2:4
Psalms 2:4 is verse 4 of Psalms chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
King James Version
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
World English Bible
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
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Psalms 2:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
3 “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
5 Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:
6 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
Psalms 68:33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Isaiah 66:1This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
Psalms 53:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
Psalms 59:8But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
2 Kings 19:21This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
Proverbs 1:26in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,