What does 'let us break their bands asunder' mean in Psalm 2:3?
The phrase means the Gentile and Jewish leaders rejected Christ's offer to be their King and set up His kingdom, declaring they would not have Him rule over them. Breaking the bands and casting away the cords pictures their rebellious refusal of His authority and reign.
Les teaches that Psalm 2:3 is spoken by the leaders of the Gentiles and Jews who had rejected Christ’s offer to be their king and to set up the kingdom. Instead of submitting, they say, “Let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us,” which He explains means they were telling Jesus, “We will not have this man to rule over us.” Their words express open rebellion against Christ’s rule. Les also notes that the wrath and vexation of verses 4–5 did not fall at Christ’s first coming; the Old Testament program was interrupted and stopped short between verse 3 and verse 5. Later, Psalm 118:22 identifies Christ as the stone the builders refused, the One rejected at His crucifixion, who becomes the headstone of the corner.
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.