Psalms 2

1 Why have nations assembled tumultuously? And peoples meditate vanity?

Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain things?

2 Kings of the earth station themselves, and princes have been united together, against YHWH, and against His Messiah:

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying,

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

Let us break their bonds apart, and cast away their cords from us.

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

He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.

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

Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and vex them in his great displeasure.

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

Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

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

I will tell of the decree. Jehovah said to me, Thou are my Son, this day I have begotten thee.

8 Ask of Me and I give nations [as] Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth [for] Your possession.

Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, and the outermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

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

Thou shall break them with a rod of iron, thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

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

Now therefore be wise, O ye kings. Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

11 Serve YHWH with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

12 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!

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.