Protestantism
English
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?12
- rage: or, tumultuously assemble
- imagine: Heb. meditate
Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
Why doe the heathen rage, and the people murmure in vaine?
1 The kingdom of Christ. 10 Kings are exhorted to accept it.
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
(Acts 4:23–31)
Why do the nations rage1 and the peoples plot in vain?
- Or noisily assemble; see Revelation 11:18.
Why do the Gentiles rage, and the peoples imagine a vain thing?
The Messiah’s Reign
Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting1 in vain?2
- Or “muttering”
- Or “an empty thing”
Why have the nations raged and the peoples are meditating on vanity?
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing?
Psalm 2
Why this turmoil of nations, this futile plotting of peoples,
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?12
- rage: or, tumultuously assemble.
- imagine: Heb. meditate.
Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?12
- rage: or, tumultuously assemble
- imagine: Heb. meditate
Catholicism
English
The vain efforts of persecutors against Christ and his church.
Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?1
- 2:1The word ‘gentes’ can be translated as ‘Gentiles,’ or as ‘nations,’ or as ‘peoples.’ When translated as ‘Gentiles,’ and when viewed from a present-day Catholic perspective, it refers not to non-Jews, but to non-believers.(Conte)