“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?” (v3). This psalm reminds us that the raging of humanity against God will ultimately fail. The “kings of the earth” (the rebellious, the winners, the arrogant) have no power to block God’s plan, which is to redeem the world through the Son: “You are my Son, today I have begotten you” (v7). In Acts, when the authorities threatened the church, believers quoted this psalm and remained confident that the Holy Spirit’s power was greater (Acts 4).

“Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage ...” (v8). Through wars, disasters, and troubled times, God continues His work of redemption. Nothing can stop Jesus’ powerful, transforming love, in our lives and far beyond.