| 2:1 | Why* do the nations rebel?* Why* are the countries* devising* plots that will fail?* |
| 2:2 | The kings of the earth* form a united front;* the rulers collaborate* against the Lord and his anointed king.* |
| 2:3 | They say,* “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us!* Let’s free ourselves from* their ropes!” |
| 2:4 | The one enthroned* in heaven laughs in disgust;* the Lord taunts* them. |
| 2:5 | Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage,* saying,* |
| 2:6 | “I myself* have installed* my king on Zion, my holy hill.” |
| 2:7 | The king says,* “I will announce the Lord’s decree. He said to me:* ‘You are my son!* This very day I have become your father! |
| 2:8 | Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,* the ends of the earth as your personal property. |
| 2:9 | You will break them* with an iron scepter;* you will smash them like a potter’s jar!’”* |
| 2:10 | So now, you kings, do what is wise;* you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!* |
| 2:11 | Serve* the Lord in fear! Repent in terror!* |
| 2:12 | Give sincere homage!* Otherwise he* will be angry,* and you will die because of your behavior,* when his anger quickly ignites.* How blessed* are all who take shelter in him!* |
Psalms 2 - NET Bible [draft]
