Psalms 2
1 Why have the Gentiles raged, and the people devised vain things?
Why have nations assembled tumultuously? And peoples meditate vanity?
2 The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, against the Lord and against his Christ.
Kings of the earth station themselves, and princes have been united together, against YHWH, and against His Messiah:
3 Let us break their bonds asunder: and let us cast away their yoke from us.
“Let us draw off Their cords, And cast Their thick bands from us.”
4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them: and the Lord shall deride them.
He who is sitting in the heavens laughs, The Lord mocks at them.
5 Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his rage.
Then He speaks to them in His anger, and in His wrath He troubles them:
6 But I am appointed king by him over Sion his holy mountain, preaching his commandment.
“And I have anointed My King, On Zion—My holy hill.”
7 The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.
I declare concerning a statute: YHWH said to me, “You [are] My Son, today I have brought You forth.
8 Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Ask of Me and I give nations [as] Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth [for] Your possession.
9 Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, and shalt break them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
You rule them with a scepter of iron, You crush them as a vessel of a potter.”
10 And now, O ye kings, understand: receive instruction, you that judge the earth.
And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,
11 Serve ye the Lord with fear: and rejoice unto him with trembling.
Serve YHWH with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
12 Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you perish from the just way. When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time, blessed are all they that trust in him.
Kiss the Chosen One [[or Son]], lest He is angry, And you perish [from] the way, When His anger burns but a little, O the blessedness of all trusting in Him!
