Psalms 2

¹Why do the nations rage,

²Why do the nations rage,

³Why do the nations rage,

⁴The kings of the earth take a stand,

⁵The kings of the earth take a stand,

⁶The kings of the earth take a stand,

⁷“Let’s break their bonds apart,

⁸“Let’s break their bonds apart,

⁹“Let’s break their bonds apart,

¹⁰He who sits in the heavens will laugh.

¹¹He who sits in the heavens will laugh.

¹²He who sits in the heavens will laugh.

¹³Then he will speak to them in his anger,

¹⁴Then he will speak to them in his anger,

¹⁵Then he will speak to them in his anger,

¹⁶“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”

¹⁷“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”

¹⁸“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”

¹⁹I will tell of the decree:

²⁰I will tell of the decree:

²¹I will tell of the decree:

²²Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance,

²³Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance,

²⁴Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance,

²⁵You shall break them with a rod of iron.

²⁶You shall break them with a rod of iron.

²⁷You shall break them with a rod of iron.

²⁸Now therefore be wise, you kings.

²⁹Now therefore be wise, you kings.

³⁰Now therefore be wise, you kings.

³¹Serve Yahweh with fear,

³²Serve Yahweh with fear,

³³Serve Yahweh with fear,

³⁴Give sincere homage to the Son,2:12 or, Kiss the son lest he be angry, and you perish on the way,

³⁵Give sincere homage to the Son,2:12 or, Kiss the son lest he be angry, and you perish on the way,

³⁶Give sincere homage to the Son,2:12 or, Kiss the son lest he be angry, and you perish on the way,