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 |
12 | kiss his feet, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. |