Psalms 2:4

World English Bible (2000)

He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 59:8 : 8 But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
  • Ps 37:13 : 13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
  • Isa 40:22 : 22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 Yahweh is in his holy temple. Yahweh is on his throne in heaven. His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men.
  • Prov 1:26 : 26 I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus says Yahweh, "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what kind of house will you build to me? and what place shall be my rest?
  • Ps 115:3 : 3 But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
  • 2 Kgs 19:21 : 21 This is the word that Yahweh has spoken concerning him: "The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
  • Ps 53:5 : 5 There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

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    8 But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.

  • Ps 37:12-13
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    12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

    13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

  • Ps 2:5-6
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  • Ps 2:1-3
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    77%

    1 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

    2 The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying,

    3 "Let's break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us."

  • Hab 1:10-11
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    10 Yes, he scoffs at kings, and princes are a derision to him. He laughs at every stronghold, for he builds up an earthen ramp, and takes it.

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  • Prov 1:26
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    26 I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;

  • Job 22:19
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    19 The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,

  • Ps 22:7
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    7 All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

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    21 He will still fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting.

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    2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great things for them."

  • Ps 80:6
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    6 You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

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    3 But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.

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    8 God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.

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    19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.

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    22 Now therefore don't be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, on the whole earth.

  • 1 Chr 16:31
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    31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, "Yahweh reigns!"

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    22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;

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    27 For wasn't Israel a derision to you? was he found among thieves? for as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.

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    14 Yahweh thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.

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    22 this is the word which Yahweh has spoken concerning him. The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.

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