Psalms 2

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

Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing?

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 princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:

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

Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us!

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

He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision.

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

Then will he speak to them in his anger, and in his fierce displeasure will he terrify them:

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

And I have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.

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

I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; I this day 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 nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth:

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

Thou shalt break them with a sceptre of iron, as a potter's vessel thou shalt dash them in pieces.

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

And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, 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, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him.