Psalms 2

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

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

2 Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:

The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

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

Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.

4 He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.

Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.

5 Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:

Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:

6 'And I — I have anointed My King, Upon Zion — My holy hill.'

But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.

7 I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou [art], I to-day have brought thee forth.

I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.

8 Ask of Me and I give nations — thy inheritance, And thy possession — the ends of earth.

Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.

9 Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'

They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.

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

So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

11 Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

12 Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him!

For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.