Psalm 2

^{1 [1]}Wherefore did the heathen rage,

and the nations imagine vain things?

² The kings of the earth stood up,

and the rulers gathered themselves together,

against the Lord, and against his Christ;

³ saying, Let us break through their bonds,

and cast away their yoke from us.

⁴ He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn,

and the Lord shall mock them.

⁵ Then shall he speak to them in his anger,

and trouble them in his fury.

⁶ But I have been made king by him

on Sion his holy mountain,

^{7 [2]}declaring the ordinance of the Lord:

the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee.

⁸ Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,

and the ends of the earth for thy possession.

^{9 [3]}Thou shalt ^[4]rule them with a rod of iron;

thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter’s vessel.

¹⁰ Now therefore understand, ye kings:

be instructed, all ye that judge the earth.

¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear,

and rejoice in him with trembling.

^{12 [5]}Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry,

and ye should perish from the righteous way:

whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled,

blessed are all they that trust in him.

Notes

1. 2:1 Acts 4:25–26 (Heb. + LXX) ↩
2. 2:7 Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5; 5:5 (Heb. + LXX) ↩
3. 2:9 Rev. 2:27 ↩
4. 2:9 rule them: Gr. tend them as a shepherd ↩
5. 2:12 Accept correction: This rendering or a similar one the Jews maintain. ↩