Chapter 2

¹Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing? ²The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed: ³Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us! ⁴He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision. ⁵Then will he speak to them in his anger, and in his fierce displeasure will he terrify them: ⁶And I have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness. ⁷I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; I this day have begotten thee. ⁸Ask of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth: ⁹Thou shalt break them with a sceptre of iron, as a potter`s vessel thou shalt dash them in pieces. ¹⁰And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, ye judges of the earth. ¹¹Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling. ¹²Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him.