Psalms 2
1 Why do the nations stir up trouble, and the peoples mutter empty things?
2 The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers join together against the LORD and against his anointed:
3 “Let’s break their chains and throw their bonds far from us.”
4 The one seated in the heavens laughs; the Lord mocks them.
5 Then he speaks to them in his anger and terrifies them in his fury:
6 “I myself have appointed my king over Zion, my holy mountain.”
7 I will announce the LORD’s decree. He said to me: “You are my son; today I have become your father.
8 Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your possession.
9 You will break them with an iron scepter; you will smash them like a potter’s vessel.”
10 Now then, kings, be wise; accept correction, judges of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the son, so that he does not become angry and you do not perish on the way, because his anger flares up quickly. Happy are all who take refuge in him.
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