Psalms 2
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Why have nations assembled tumultuously? And peoples meditate vanity?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],
Kings of the earth station themselves, and princes have been united together, against YHWH, and against His Messiah:
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
“Let us draw off Their cords, And cast Their thick bands from us.”
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
He who is sitting in the heavens laughs, The Lord mocks at them.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Then He speaks to them in His anger, and in His wrath He troubles them:
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
“And I have anointed My King, On Zion—My holy hill.”
7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto 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 shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost 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 break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash 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 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,
11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Serve YHWH with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their 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!
