Psalms 2:2

2:2 The kings of the earth ¹  form a united front; ² 

the rulers collaborate ³ 

against the Lord and his anointed king. ⁴ 

Psalms 5:5

5:5 Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; ⁵ 

you hate ⁶  all who behave wickedly. ⁷ 

Psalms 94:16

94:16 Who will rise up to defend me ⁸  against the wicked?

Who will stand up for me against the evildoers? ⁹ 

¹ sn The expression kings of the earth refers somewhat hyperbolically to the kings who had been conquered by and were subject to the Davidic king.

² tn Or “take their stand.” The Hebrew imperfect verbal form describes their action as underway.

³ tn Or “conspire together.” The verbal form is a Niphal from יָסַד (yasad). BDB 413-14 s.v. יָסַד defines the verb as “establish, found,” but HALOT 417 s.v. II יסד proposes a homonym meaning “get together, conspire” (an alternate form of סוּד, sud).

⁴ tn Heb “and against his anointed one.” The Davidic king is the referent (see vv. 6-7).

⁵ tn Heb “before your eyes.”

⁶ sn You hate. The Lord “hates” the wicked in the sense that he despises their wicked character and deeds and actively opposes and judges them for their wickedness. See Ps 11:5.

⁷ tn Heb “all the workers of wickedness.”

⁹ tn Heb “for me.”

¹⁰ sn Who will stand up for me…? The questions anticipate the answer, “No one except God” (see v. 17).