Psalms 2

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

Why are the nations in turmoil, and why do the peoples make plots that will fail?

2 Kings of the earth station themselves, and princes have been united together, against YHWH, and against His Messiah:

The kings of the earth take their stand together and the rulers conspire together against Yahweh and against his Messiah, saying,

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

“Let us tear off the shackles they put on us and throw off their chains.”

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

He who sits in the heavens will sneer at them; the Lord mocks them.

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

Then he will speak to them in his anger and terrify them in his rage, saying,

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

“I myself have anointed my king on 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 announce a decree of Yahweh. He said to me, “You are my son! This day I have become your father.

8 Ask of Me and I give nations [as] Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth [for] Your possession.

Ask me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance and the farthermost regions 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 will break them with an iron rod; like a jar of a potter, you will smash them to pieces.”

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

So now, you kings, be warned; be corrected, you rulers of the earth.

11 Serve YHWH with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

Worship Yahweh in 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 or he will be angry with you, and you will die in the way when his anger burns for just a moment. How blessed are all those who seek refuge in him.