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Psalms 2:4–5

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He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
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From verse 4

  1. Psalms 37:13Rank 1 from verse 4
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    13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

  2. Psalms 59:8Rank 2 from verse 4
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    8But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

  3. Proverbs 1:26Rank 3 from verse 4
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    26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

  4. Isaiah 40:22Rank 4 from verse 4
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    22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

  5. Psalms 11:4Rank 5 from verse 4
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    4The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

From verse 5

  1. Isaiah 11:4Rank 1 from verse 5
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    4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  2. Revelation 19:15Rank 2 from verse 5
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    15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

  3. Psalms 110:5–6Rank 3 from verse 5
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    5The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

    6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

  4. Psalms 21:9Rank 4 from verse 5
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    9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

  5. Psalms 78:49–50Rank 5 from verse 5
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    49He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

    50He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

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Psalms 2:4

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

laugh

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Sense 1: To express mirth, joy, or gladness by laughter. Sense 2: To laugh at in mockery, scorn, or derision.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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derision

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Mocking, ridicule, or scorn, especially as expressed by laughter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 2:5

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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vex

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To trouble, distress, afflict, harass, or oppress.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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sore

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Sense 1: Painful, grievous, severe, or causing distress. Sense 2: Greatly, exceedingly, or intensely. Sense 3: A wound, ulcer, or tender or diseased place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

displeasure

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Some irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by any thing that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice and a sense of propriety.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

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5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

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6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

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