Jesus is glorious in many ways. He is the creator and the perfect man. The preacher of grace and the judge of the wicked. The suffering servant and the splendid king. Many people have gone astray by trying to pry one of these facets of his majesty away from the others.
In Psalm 2, the anointed king is called God's son in an echo of the Davidic Covenant (2 Sam 7:14). The New Testament applies this Psalm to Jesus, the Greater David and God's Eternal Son, the anointed Messiah, in multiple places (Acts 4:24-26, Acts 13:33, Hebrews 1:5, Hebrews 5:5).
As I read this Psalm recently, I enjoyed meditating on the kingship of Jesus. He is the preacher on the hillside, but he's also the conquerer in Revelation. Come quickly, Lord!
I decided to versify the psalm. This is what I came up with.
Psalm 2
Why do the nations rage and scheme
against the Lord's Anointed?
They plot in vain against the King
whom Yahweh has appointed
“We'll burst their bonds”, they say
“We'll cast their cords away”
The Lord who sits in Heaven laughs;
He holds them in derision
Then he will speak and show his wrath
and tell them His decision:
“My King forever will
sit firm on Zion's hill”
God said “I have begotten you
My Son, yours for the asking
are all the peoples of the earth
a kingdom everlasting
You'll shatter with a rod
all enemies of God”
Now listen, rulers: flee his wrath
and serve the Lord with rev’rence
Rejoice with trembling, kiss the Son
Your judge or your deliv’rance
for blessed is the one
whose refuge is the Son