Way of the Godly; Messiah's Kingdom

The book of psalm begins with the distinction between godly and ungodly people. Those who are ungodly: are sinners, are mockers, driven away by the wind and will lose in judgement. On the other hand, the godly people: do not perform as the ungodly does, loves God's laws, enjoy the blessings of God, will be able to stand before God in judgement.

The second chapter introduces Messiah as God's Anointed one and as the one who will have victory. The power and authority of Messiah over the rest of the nations is described, as well as the fact that all nations belong to Him. It is a call to the nations, especially those in authority such as kings and judges, to recognize the LORD and serve Him. Those who put their trust in Him will be blessed.


Psalm 2

The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom

 1 Why do the nations rage,
         And the people plot a vain thing?
 2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
         And the rulers take counsel together,
         Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,
 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
         And cast away Their cords from us.”
       
 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
         The Lord shall hold them in derision.
 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
         And distress them in His deep displeasure:
 6 “Yet I have set My King
         On My holy hill of Zion.”
       
 7 “I will declare the decree:
         The LORD has said to Me,
         ‘You are My Son,
         Today I have begotten You.
 8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
         The nations for Your inheritance,
         And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
 9 You shall break[a] them with a rod of iron;
         You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”
       
 10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
         Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
 11 Serve the LORD with fear,
         And rejoice with trembling.
 12 Kiss the Son,[b] lest He[c] be angry,
         And you perish in the way,
         When His wrath is kindled but a little.
         Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

Psalm 1

The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly

 1 Blessed is the man

         Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,

         Nor stands in the path of sinners,

         Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,

         And in His law he meditates day and night.

 3 He shall be like a tree

         Planted by the rivers of water,

         That brings forth its fruit in its season,

         Whose leaf also shall not wither;

         And whatever he does shall prosper.

       

 4 The ungodly are not so,

         But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,

         Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

       

 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,

         But the way of the ungodly shall perish.