Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 2 · trust and refuge and heaven and earth

12 verses1 sections2 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 2 contains 12 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include trust and refuge, heaven and earth, and kingship.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 2?

The chapter opens, “Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?” It closes in verse 12, “Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
trust and refugeheaven and earthkingship
Passage
Psalms 2:1–12
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 207 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 2 outline

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  1. Verses 1–12

    Trust and Refuge · Heaven and Earth

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 2 KJV

1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision. 5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. 10Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.