Psalms 02 The Rebellion of the Gentiles and the Victory of the Messiah

 Psalms 02

The Rebellion of the Gentiles and the Victory of the Messiah

1 Why do the nations rage, and the people plot vain things?

2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,

3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision.

5 Then he shall speak to them in his anger, and in his wrath he shall put them to shame.

6 Yet I have anointed my King upon my holy hill of Zion.

7 I will recite the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you.”

8 Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.

9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You will dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel.

10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be instructed, you judges of the earth.

11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who trust in him.