Psalm 2

The Reign of the Lord's Anointed

¹ Why do the nations conspire,
and the peoples plot in vain?
² The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and his anointed, saying,
³ "Let us burst their bonds asunder,
and cast their cords from us."

⁴ He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord has them in derision.
⁵ Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
⁶ "I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill."

⁷ I will tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, "You are my son;
today I have begotten you.
⁸ Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.
⁹ You shall break them with a rod of iron,
and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

¹⁰ Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear,
with trembling +M12 kiss his feet, ₁
or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way;
for his wrath is quickly kindled.

Happy are all who take refuge in him.