Psalms 2

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

Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?

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

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ;

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

[saying], Let us break through their bonds, and cast away their yoke from us.

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

He that dwells in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn, and the Lord shall mock them.

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

Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury.

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

But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain,

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

declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.

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

Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth [for] thy possession.

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

Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.

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

Now therefore understand, ye kings: be instructed, all ye that judge the earth.

11 Serue the Lord in feare, and reioyce in trembling.

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling.

12 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.

Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and ye should perish from the righteous way: whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him.