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Psalm 2:4

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2:4The one enthroned14 in heaven laughs in disgust;15

the Lord taunts16 them.

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Footnotes

  1. 14 Heb “sitting.” The Hebrew verb יָשַׁב (yashav) is here used metonymically of “sitting enthroned” (see Pss 9:7; 29:10; 55:19; 102:12; 123:1).
  2. 15 As the next line indicates, this refers to derisive laughter. The Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in vv. 4–5 describe the action from the perspective of an eyewitness who is watching the divine response as it unfolds before his eyes.
  3. 16 Or “scoffs at”; “derides”; “mocks.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He who sits in the heavens laughs;

the Lord holds them in derision.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The One enthroned in heaven laughs;

the Lord scoffs at them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one enthroned in heaven laughs;

the Lord ridicules them.

NLTNew Living Translation

But the one who rules in heaven laughs.

The Lord scoffs at them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who sits enthroned in the heavens laughs.

The Lord derides them.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh:

The Lord shall have them in derision.