הִנֵּ֤ה יוֹם־יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔א אַכְזָרִ֥י וְעֶבְרָ֖ה וַחֲר֣וֹן אָ֑ף לָשׂ֤וּם הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה וְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָ יַשְׁמִ֥יד מִמֶּֽנָּה׃
זע, דער טאָג פֿון גאָט קומטאומדערבאַרימדיק, מיט כּעס און גרימצאָרן, צו מאַכן די ערד פֿאַר אַ װיסטעניש, און פֿאַרטיליקן אירע זינדיקע פֿון איר.
Midrash Tehillim
“Then [God] speaks to them in anger” (Psalms 2:5). But it is written [that God is] “a graceful and compassionate God, [who is slow to anger]” (Exodus 34:6 and Psalms 86:15). [But if He is so slow to anger, why isn’t that on display as He speaks to the nations in our verse?] Rather, He is merciful [and slow to anger] to Israel, but to the idolatrous nations [he directs] anger and wrath, as it is said, “Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, with fury and fierce anger” (Isaiah 13:9). Therefore is said, “Then [God] speaks to them in anger” (Psalms 2:5).
Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael
(Exodus 12:12) "And I shall pass ("ve'avarti") through the land of Egypt": R. Yehudah says: As a king, who makes the rounds of his kingdom. Variantly: I shall place My wrath ("evrathi") and My fear in Egypt. "evrah" is wrath, as in (Psalms 78:49) "He sent His burning anger upon them — evrah and scorn, and affliction," and (Isaiah 13:9) "Behold, the day of the L–rd is coming — fury and evrah and burning wrath, etc."