Psalms 2:4

The one enthroned ¹  in heaven laughs in disgust; ²  the Lord taunts ³  them.

biblegateway Psa 2:4

The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.

biblegateway Psa 2:4

He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them.

biblegateway Psa 2:4

But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them.

biblegateway Psa 2:4

Heaven-throned God breaks out laughing. At first he's amused at their presumption;

SABDAweb Psa 2:4

Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.

bibleoremus Psa 2:4

He who sits in the heavens laughs; the LORD has them in derision.

biblegateway Psa 2:4

He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision.

biblegateway Psa 2:4

The one enthroned ¹  in heaven laughs in disgust; ²  the Lord taunts ³  them.

¹ tn 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 tn 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 tn Or “scoffs at”; “derides”; “mocks.”