Psalms 2
1 Why have nations assembled tumultuously? And peoples meditate vanity?
Why are the nations in an uproar? And why do the peoples mutter in vain?
2 Kings of the earth station themselves, and princes have been united together, against YHWH, and against His Messiah:
The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against His anointed:
3 “Let us draw off Their cords, And cast Their thick bands from us.”
'Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.'
4 He who is sitting in the heavens laughs, The Lord mocks at them.
He that sitteth in heaven laugheth, the Lord hath them in derision.
5 Then He speaks to them in His anger, and in His wrath He troubles them:
Then will He speak unto them in His wrath, and affright them in His sore displeasure:
6 “And I have anointed My King, On Zion—My holy hill.”
'Truly it is I that have established My king upon Zion, My holy mountain.'
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: the LORD said unto me: 'Thou art My son, this day have I 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 the nations for thine inheritance, and the ends 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 shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.'
10 And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,
Now therefore, O ye kings, be wise; be admonished, ye judges of the earth.
11 Serve YHWH with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
Serve the LORD 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!
Do homage in purity, lest He be angry, and ye perish in the way, when suddenly His wrath is kindled. Happy are all they that take refuge in Him.
