“The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.”
King James Version (KJV)
4:24 The sense is, Lord, thou hast all power. And thy word is fulfilled. Men do rage against thee: but it is in vain.
4:25 #Psalm 2:1|.
4:27 Whom thou hast anointed - To be king of Israel.
4:28 The sense is, but they could do no more than thou wast pleased to permit, according to thy determinate counsel, to save mankind by the sufferings of thy Son. And what was needful for this end, thou didst before determine to permit to be done.