John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 2:1
Why do the Heathen rage ,.... Or "the nations"; which some understand of the Jews, who are so called, Genesis 17:5 ; because of their various tribes; and of their rage against the Messiah there have been many instances; as when they gnashed upon him with their teeth, and at several times took up stones to stone him, and cried out in a most furious and wrathful manner, crucify him, crucify him, Luke 4:28 ; though it is best to interpret it of the Gentiles, as the apostles seem to do in ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 2:1-6
We have here a very great struggle about the kingdom of Christ, hell and heaven contesting it; the seat of the war is this earth, where Satan has long had a usurped kingdom and exercised dominion to such a degree that he has been called the prince of the power of the very air we breathe in and the god of the world we live in. He knows very well that, as the Messiah's kingdom rises and gets ground, his falls and loses ground; and therefore, though it will be set up certainly, it shall not be... read more