Psalms 2

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

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine 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 rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

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 sits 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 shall he speak to them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

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

Yet have I set my king on 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 declare the decree: the LORD has said to me, You are my Son; this day 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 shall give you the heathen for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts 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 break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

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

Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you 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!

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.