The nations give testimony. The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. The plans and counsels of heathen cultures, vain and empty as they are, are against the Lord and His anointed one. The Hebrew word for anointed is mashiyach . It speaks of a consecrated person.
Cords are ropes of control.
To rebellious nations, the laws of God are anathema. Rebellious nations do not want God's restraints. They would rather die prematurely from AIDS or venereal disease than submit to God's law. They would rather go down the tube of economic disaster than submit to God's law. They would rather let murderers and other criminals walk the streets free to commit more crimes than submit to God's law.