Psalm 2:4
“He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 2Meaning
The laughter is judicial and rhetorical, not amusement at suffering. It answers the confident coalition of verses 1–3 and prepares for the serious speech of verse 5 and the royal declaration of verse 6.
Read carefully
The image ridicules the rebellion’s pretension; it does not portray delight in suffering.
Reflection
Let the scale of God’s sovereignty correct panic when coordinated opposition appears absolute.