Psalms 2

1 Why are the nations plotting rebellion? The peoples devise schemes, but they're pointless.

Why doe the heathen rage, and the people murmure in vaine?

2 The kings of the world prepare to attack, and the rulers conspire together against the Lord and his anointed one, saying,

The Kings of the earth band themselues, and the princes are assembled together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

3 “Let's break the chains and throw away the cords that bind us.”

Let vs breake their bands, and cast their cordes from vs.

4 But the one who sits enthroned in heaven laughs. The Lord mocks them.

But he that dwelleth in the heauen, shall laugh: the Lord shall haue them in derision.

5 He will thunder at them, and terrify them in his fury, saying,

Then shall hee speake vnto them in his wrath, and vexe them in his sore displeasure, saying,

6 “It is I who placed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”

Euen I haue set my King vpon Zion mine holy mountaine.

7 “I will proclaim the Lord's decree,” says the king. “He told me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your father.

I will declare the decree: that is, the Lord hath said vnto me, Thou art my Sonne: this day haue I begotten thee.

8 Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your possessions—the whole earth will belong to you.

Aske of me, and I shall giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the endes of the earth for thy possession.

9 You will break them with a rod of iron, smashing them like pottery.’”

Thou shalt krush them with a scepter of yron, and breake them in pieces like a potters vessell.

10 So then you kings, be wise! Be warned, you rulers of the world!

Be wise nowe therefore, ye Kings: be learned ye Iudges of the earth.

11 Serve the Lord in reverence, celebrate with trembling!

Serue the Lord in feare, and reioyce in trembling.

12 Submit to his son so that he will not become angry and you die suddenly. His anger flares up quickly, but how happy are all those who go to him for protection.

Kisse the sonne, least he be angry, and ye perish in the way, when his wrath shall suddenly burne. blessed are all that trust in him.