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Why do the nations conspire,
and the peoples plot in vain?
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The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the
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"Let us burst their bonds asunder,
and cast their cords from us."
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He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the
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Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
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"I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill."
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I will tell of the decree of the
He said to me, "You are my son;
today I have begotten you.
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Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.
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You shall break them with a rod of iron,
and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
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Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
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Serve the
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.