Psalms 2
1 Why have nations assembled tumultuously? And peoples meditate vanity?
Wherefore do nations rage, and people 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 raise themselves up, and 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 asunder their bands, and cast away from us their cords.”
4 He who is sitting in the heavens laughs, The Lord mocks at them.
He who dwelleth in the heavens will laugh: the Lord will hold 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 anger, and in his displeasure will he terrify them.
6 “And I have anointed My King, On Zion—My holy hill.”
[Saying, ] Yet have I appointed my king upon Zion my holy mount.
7 I declare concerning a statute: YHWH said to me, “You [are] My Son, today I have brought You forth.
I will announce the decree, the Lord hath said unto me, “My son art thou: I have indeed this day begotten thee.
8 Ask of Me and I give nations [as] Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth [for] Your possession.
Ask it of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the uttermost 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 rod of iron; like a potter's vessel shalt thou dash them in pieces.”
10 And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,
And now, O ye kings, be wise: take warning, 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 to the son, lest he be angry, and ye be lost on the way; for his wrath is so speedily kindled. Happy are all they that put their trust in him.
