Blurb:

In continuation of the discussion about the origins of Ps 2 in the previous chapter, the discussion here centres on the issue of the function of Ps 2 as an introduction in combination with Ps 1 to the collection of psalms. The key issue centres around the address at the beginning of Ps 2 to the king as messiah. Maybe it is a link to the idea that the collection should be read as a messianic collection.