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