Old Testament Commentary - Psalms 2

by Don R. Hender

"ś Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
"And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." ~ New Testament | Matthew 7:21-23
This includes those who have improperly molded God and Jesus into what they imaged and innovated them to be according to their own minds. This includes those who have so corrupted the commandments of God into things that they are not and attributing such to that God they have imaged and called Christ [as a False Christ].

Scriptural Text [& Editorial]	Commentary & Explanation	Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
CHAPTER 2 A Messianic Psalm—The heathen shall rage against the Lord's anointed—The Lord speaks of his Son whom he has begotten.	This references Elohim as LORD—He that sitteth in the heavens —And to Jehovah-Jesus who is the LORD's Anointed—It further concerns the non-believing heathen that rage against Christ/God.	HEATHEN They who do not recognize & worship Jesus and God the Father. This includes atheists, worshipers of Lucifer and other false gods, including 'false Christs.' This includes those who distort and corrupt God and/or Jesus Christ into something they are not as imagined and suited to the minds of man.
1 Why do the ^aheathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The ^akings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take ^bcounsel together, against the LORD, and against his ^canointed^a, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.	2^a against the LORD, and against His anointed Now the LORD here spoken of is Our Father Who Art in Heaven, who is Elohim. And His anointed is Jehovah-Jesus Christ, who the Father foreordained and anointed in the pre-existence, having selected him to be our Ministering God of this temporal creation, he standing in the stead of the Father in all things (Lev. 16:32, D&c 130:5).	1^a TG Heathen 2^a Acts 4:26 (25-27) ^b TG Counsel ^c TG Anointing King David Knew As stated by King David in Psalm 110, he knew and understood that his Lord, Jehovah/Jesus, had a LORD above him, God the Father in Heaven [Elohim]. Jesus and the Apostles referenced Psalm 110 in their teachings of Jesus being the son of God the Father.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens^a shall ^alaugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. ELOHIM & JEHOVAH Simply Elohim is "Our Father Who Art in Heaven" as Jesus so taught us to pray to Him. God the Father, that Man of Holiness, selected Jehovah, His Firstborn spirit son, to be our Ministering God of this temporal creation. As such Jehovah stands in the stead of the Father in all things being both the God of the Old Testament representing the Father as His Intercessory, and as Jesus Christ [Jehoshua Messiah] our Savior and Redeemer, our mediating advocate of the New Testament.	4^a He that sitteth in the heavens "Our Father Who Art In Heaven": This ought to plainly identify who it is that is speaking hear as being Elohim, Our Heavenly Father, the Father of our spirits. And he of whom He speaks is none other that Jehovah-Jesus Christ, our Ministering God and Lord of the Old and New Testament. He, Jesus, is who the Father hath anointed to stand and act in His stead in all things pertaining to this temporal creation. Father or Son? The Father and Son are joined in one great Gospel cause of 'bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man' ~ Moses 1:39. In this purpose and cause they unite as one though they are indeed two separate beings. As the Son represents the Father in all things as though he were the Father, what is done is the well of the Father as they are one in purpose. Such unity is often misunderstood and makes for corruptions of God by innovations of men who make God to be that which 'HE/THEY' are NOT.	4^a TG Laughter Betwixt man and God our Heavenly Father, who dwells in the heavens above, stands Jesus Christ, as our Intercessor, Mediator and Advocate. No man comes unto the Father but by Jesus Christ as he is the Way, the Path, the Truth and the Light that leads man into God's presence. There is no other way but by Christ Jesus.
6 Yet have I ^aset my king upon my ^bholy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my ^aSon; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt ^abreak them with a ^brod of iron; thou shalt ^cdash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.		6^a HEB anointed my king ^b Ps. 28:1; Ps. 99:9; Isa. 27:13 7^a TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship; TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about 9^a Isa. 11:4; 2 Ne. 21:4; D&C 19:15 ^b Rev. 2:27; TG Rule TG Rod; Ps. 110:2; 1 Ne. 11:25 ^c Isa. 30:14 (13-14) Rod of Iron The rod has a consistent meaning in the Book of Mormon, being the 'Word of God'. The Word or Word of God is Christ and by that power, by the Word of God, was creation effected. And by that power will He rule in the Millennium.
10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with ^afear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. ^aBlessed are all they that put their ^btrust in him.		11^a TG Reverence 12^a TG Blessings ^b TG Trust in God