Jüdisches Denken zu Tehillim 2:2

יִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ ׀ מַלְכֵי־אֶ֗רֶץ וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים נֽוֹסְדוּ־יָ֑חַד עַל־יְ֝הוָה וְעַל־מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃

Die Könige der Erde treten auf, und die Fürsten beraten sich miteinander, wider den Herrn und wider seinen Gesalbten.

Guide for the Perplexed

The verb has several meanings: in some instances it signifies “to stand or “to place oneself,” as “And his sister stood (va-tetaẓẓab) afar off” (Exod. 2:4); “The kings of the earth set themselves” (yiyaẓẓebu) (Ps. 2:2); “They came out and stood” (niẓẓabim) (Num. 16:27). In other instances it denotes continuance and permanence, as, “Thy word is established (niẓẓab) in Heaven” (Ps. 119:89), i.e., it remains for ever.
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