Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain {things (LXX/NT)}?
New American Standard Bible
And the peoples
King James Version
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Holman Bible
Why
and the peoples plot in vain?
International Standard Version
Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?
American Standard Version
Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
Amplified
And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?
Bible in Basic English
Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
Darby Translation
Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and why do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
Julia Smith Translation
Wherefore did the nations rage, and the peoples will meditate emptiness?
King James 2000
Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?
Modern King James verseion
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
W hy did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things?
NET Bible
Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
New Heart English Bible
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?
Webster
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
World English Bible
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
Youngs Literal Translation
Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
Themes
Counsel » Those that take counsel together against the lord
Heathen » General references to
the Heathen » Described as » Persecuting
Nations » The nations that oppose the lord
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Prophecies respecting Christ » That the jews and gentiles should combine against him
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 2:1
Images Psalm 2:1
Prayers for Psalm 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Messiah's Reign
1 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain {things (LXX/NT)}? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],
Cross References
Psalm 46:6
The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved, he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Psalm 83:4-8
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Revelation 17:14
These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with him are the called and chosen and faithful.
Psalm 18:42
Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.
Psalm 21:11
For they intended evil against thee. They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.
Isaiah 8:9
Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces. And give ear, all ye of far countries. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.
Matthew 21:38
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and possess his inheritance.
Luke 18:32
For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, and he will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
Luke 22:1-2
Now the feast of unleavened bread was coming near, which is called Passover.
Luke 22:5
And they were glad, and agreed together to give him silver.
Luke 22:22-23
And the Son of man indeed goes according to that which has been determined, nevertheless woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!
John 11:49-50
And a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing at all,
Acts 4:25-26
He who said through the mouth of thy boy David, Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain things?
Acts 5:33
And when they heard this, they were as being split with a saw, and wanted to annihilate them.
Acts 16:22
And the multitude rose up together against them. And the magistrates, having torn off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods.
Acts 17:5-6
But the disobedient Jews having taken along certain evil men of the marketplaces, and having gathered a mob, were rioting the city. And having stood by the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the populace.
Acts 19:28-32
And when they heard this, having become full of wrath, they cried out, saying, The great Artemis of Ephesians.