Sunday Psalms is a weekly addition to our daily Scripture reading—a chance to slow down and linger. While daily readings help us move steadily through God’s Word, Sundays invite us to sit with a single Psalm, to meditate, and to allow Scripture to shape our hearts in the midst of the world as it is right now.

Psalm 2 follows directly after Psalm 1 and widens the lens. If Psalm 1 asks what kind of life leads to blessing, Psalm 2 asks a larger and more unsettling question: Who truly rules the world?

The Psalm opens with a scene that feels strikingly familiar. Nations rage. Peoples plot. Kings and rulers gather power and counsel together, resisting God’s authority and describing His boundaries as bondage. “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” The desire to rule ourselves—to define good and evil on our own terms—is not new. It is ancient.

Psalm 2 offers a sharp contrast to this frantic striving. While earthly powers scheme and posture, God sits enthroned in heaven. He is not anxious. He is not threatened. He laughs—not because injustice is amusing, but because human power is never ultimate. History is not spinning out of control.

At the heart of the Psalm is God’s declaration: “I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” For Christians, this points forward to Jesus—the Anointed Son. His kingship does not come through political maneuvering or violent force, but through God’s decree. He is given the nations, not because He demands them, but because the Father appoints Him.

Psalm 2 carries both warning and invitation. Earthly rulers are called to wisdom, humility, and reverent fear—to recognize the limits of their authority. Yet the Psalm’s final word is not destruction, but refuge: “Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.”

In a world marked by political outrage, fear, and division, Psalm 2 calls God’s people to a different posture. Not rage. Not despair. Not blind allegiance to any earthly power. Instead, reverent trust in the One who truly reigns.

As the noise of the week rises and voices compete for loyalty, Psalm 2 reminds us of this steady truth: Christ is not campaigning. He is reigning. And those who take refuge in Him are truly blessed.