Psalm 2:4

Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data

"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision."

Word-by-Word Analysis

He that

יָשַׁב

yâshab

H3427

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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in the

שָׁמַיִם

shâmayim

H8064

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...

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shall

שָׂחַק

sâchaq

H7832

to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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shall have them in

שְׂחוֹק

sᵉchôwq

H7814

laughter (in merriment or defiance)

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Key Terms in This Verse

derision H7814

שְׂחוֹק sᵉchôwq

laughter (in merriment or defiance)

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laugh H7832

שָׂחַק sâchaq

to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play

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sitteth H3427

יָשַׁב yâshab

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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heavens H8064

שָׁמַיִם shâmayim

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

Psalm 37:13 cross-reference

The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

Psalm 59:8 cross-reference

But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Proverbs 1:26 cross-reference

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

Isaiah 40:22 cross-reference

It 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:

Psalm 11:4 cross-reference

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Isaiah 57:15 cross-reference

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of t...

Psalm 115:3 cross-reference

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

Psalm 53:5 cross-reference

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

Psalm 68:33 cross-reference

To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.

Isaiah 66:1 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

2 Kings 19:21 cross-reference

This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

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