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*'''v. 1.''' לָמָּה
:Psalm 2 begins empha … </br>*'''v. 1.''' לָמָּה</br>:Psalm 2 begins emphatically with a double rhetorical question (the initial interrogative word לָמָּה is implicit in line B). Some interpreters construe the rhetorical “Why?” (לָמָּה) of v. 1 as applying also to v. 2, e.g., “[Why] do earth’s kings take their stand...”'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A50-QINU`"' The psalmist expresses his outrage in defense of his God (YHWH) and chosen King—that the nations would have the audacity to rebel against them. DeClaissé et. al consider the first line to be “an exclamation of surprise” that indicates “puzzlement.”'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A51-QINU`"' But that does not seem to be the correct connotation in this context; rather, these dramatic queries indicate a sharp warning and rebuke: How could these nations do such a foolish thing—they cannot win against the Almighty; they will most certainly fail—completely (יהגו ריק)!</br> most certainly fail—completely (יהגו ריק)!
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