Psalms 2

1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

Whi gnastiden with teeth hethene men; and puplis thouyten veyn thingis?

2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

The kyngis of erthe stoden togidere; and princes camen togidere ayens the Lord, and ayens his Crist?

3 “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”

Breke we the bondis of hem; and cast we awei the yok of hem fro vs.

4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.

He that dwellith in heuenes schal scorne hem; and the Lord schal bimowe hem.

5 Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:

Thanne he schal speke to hem in his ire; and he schal disturble hem in his stronge veniaunce.

6 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”

Forsothe Y am maad of hym a kyng on Syon, his hooli hil; prechynge his comaundement.

7 I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.

The Lord seide to me, Thou art my sone; Y haue gendrid thee to dai.

8 Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

Axe thou of me, and Y schal yyue to thee hethene men thin eritage; and thi possessioun the termes of erthe.

9 You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

Thou schalt gouerne hem in an yrun yerde; and thou schalt breke hem as the vessel of a pottere.

10 Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.

And now, ye kyngis, vndurstonde; ye that demen the erthe, be lerud.

11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Serue ye the Lord with drede; and make ye ful ioye to hym with tremblyng.

12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

Take ye lore; lest the Lord be wrooth sumtyme, and lest ye perischen fro iust waie. Whanne his `ire brenneth out in schort tyme; blessed ben alle thei, that tristen in hym.