| Chapter 2 |
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Why do the nations rage, And the peoples plot a vain thing? |
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The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Yahweh, and against his anointed, saying, |
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"Let us break their bonds apart, And cast away their cords from us." |
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He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision. |
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Then he will speak to them in his anger, And terrify them in his wrath: |
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"Yet I have set my king on my holy hill of Zion." |
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I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, "You are my son. Today I have become your father. |
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Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, The uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. |
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You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter`s vessel." |
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Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth. |
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Serve Yahweh with fear, And rejoice with trembling. |
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Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. Psalm 3 A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom, his son. |
