Psalm 2:4
Good News Translation
From his throne in heaven the Lord laughs and mocks their feeble plans.

New Revised Standard Version
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the LORD has them in derision.

Contemporary English Version
In heaven the LORD laughs as he sits on his throne, making fun of the nations.

New American Bible
The one enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord derides them,

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them: and the Lord shall deride them.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them: and the Lord shall deride them.

He that

Psalm 11:4 For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?

Psalm 68:33 Who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power:

Psalm 115:3 But our God is in heaven: he hath done all things whatsoever he would.

Isaiah 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.

Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 66:1 Thus saith the Lord: Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool: what is this house that you will build to me? and what is this place of my rest?

shall laugh

Psalm 37:13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come.

Psalm 53:5 They have not called upon God: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear. For God hath scattered the bones of them that please men: they have been confounded, because God hath despised them.

Psalm 59:8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.

2 Kings 19:21 This is the word that the Lord hath spoken of him: The virgin, the daughter of Sion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn: the daughter of Jerusalem hath wagged her head behind thy back.

Proverbs 1:26 When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you:

Context
The Triumphant Messiah
3Let us break their bonds asunder: and let us cast away their yoke from us. 4He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them: and the Lord shall deride them.5Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his rage.…
Cross References
Psalm 37:13
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come.

Psalm 59:8
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.

Psalm 123:1
To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.

Proverbs 1:26
When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you:

Psalm 2:3
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