2:1 | Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? |
2:2 | The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying], |
2:3 | Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. |
2:4 | He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. |
2:5 | Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and trouble them in his great displeasure. |
2:6 | Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. |
2:7 | I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said to me, Thou [art] my Son; this day have I begotten thee. |
2:8 | Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thy inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession. |
2:9 | Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. |
2:10 | Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. |
2:11 | Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. |
2:12 | Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him. |