Psalms 2

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

Why have nations assembled tumultuously? And peoples meditate vanity?

2 The Kings of the earth band themselues, and the princes are assembled 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 vs breake their bands, and cast their cordes from vs.

“Let us draw off Their cords, And cast Their thick bands from us.”

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

He who is sitting in the heavens laughs, The Lord mocks at them.

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

Then He speaks to them in His anger, and in His wrath He troubles them:

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

“And I have anointed My King, On Zion—My holy hill.”

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

I declare concerning a statute: YHWH said to me, “You [are] My Son, today I have brought You forth.

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 give nations [as] Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth [for] Your possession.

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

You rule them with a scepter of iron, You crush them as a vessel of a potter.”

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

And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,

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

Serve YHWH with fear, And rejoice 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.

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!