Psalms 2

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

Therefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine 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 stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, You are my Son, today have I begotten you.

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 you the heathen [for] your inheritance, and the ends of the earth [for] your possession.

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

You shall rule them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.

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

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

11 Serve YHWH with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him 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!

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