Why The Heathen Rage

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 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. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Psalm 2:1-4

I find it interesting what the heathen, in this passage, are rebelling against: "bands" and "cords". Apparently even in David's day, people were trying to be "freed" from the "restrictions" of God. Nothing changes. Mankind has always rebelled against following God. No matter how simple it is (don't eat of this ONE tree) or how logical it is (husbands, love your wives), people are going to chafe at being told what to do. They're going to say it's just too restrictive a lifestyle...and God's supposed to be all about love anyway, right? So what I do doesn't matter! And God laughs at their foolishness. He shakes His head as they wander confused and dazed and frustrated through life while those who choose to follow the way He's laid out stride along with purpose and peace even in the darkest night. A winding, wide way and a straight, narrow way. No, nothing ever changes.