Psalm 2
Psalm 2
1047 B.C.[1]
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed[2], saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us[3].
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh:[4] the Lord shall have them in derision[5].
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee[6].
8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession[7].
9 Thou shalt break[8] them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son[9], lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him[10].
Footnotes
- ↑ after Bishop James Ussher
- ↑ Psa 45:7, Joh 1:41
- ↑ Luk 19:14
- ↑ Psalm 2:4 confirms that God has a sense of humor.
- ↑ Psa 11:4
- ↑ Mat 8:29, Act 13:33, Heb 1:5
- ↑ Dan 7:13-14, Joh 17:4-5
- ↑ Mat 21:44
- ↑ Joh 5:22-23
- ↑ Jer 17:7
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