Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 2:3

"Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us." — Psalms 2:3 (ASV)

Let us break. —The whispered purpose now breaks out into loud menace, and we hear their defiance pass along the ranks of the rebels.

Cords. —The Septuagint and Vulgate have “yoke,” which is in keeping with the metaphor of a restive animal (Isaiah 10:27).