| 2:1 | Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots? |
| 2:2 | Kings take their stands. Rulers make plans together against the LORD and against his Messiah by saying, |
| 2:3 | "Let's break apart their chains and shake off their ropes." |
| 2:4 | The one enthroned in heaven laughs. The Lord makes fun of them. |
| 2:5 | Then he speaks to them in his anger. In his burning anger he terrifies them by saying, |
| 2:6 | "I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain." |
| 2:7 | I will announce the LORD'S decree. He said to me: "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father. |
| 2:8 | Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your own possession. |
| 2:9 | You will break them with an iron scepter. You will smash them to pieces like pottery." |
| 2:10 | Now, you kings, act wisely. Be warned, you rulers of the earth! |
| 2:11 | Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. |
| 2:12 | Kiss the Son, or he will become angry and you will die on your way because his anger will burst into flames. Blessed is everyone who takes refuge in him. |
Psalms 2 - God's Word Translation
