Psalm 2²⁹

2:1 Why¹ do the nations cause a commotion?²
Why³ are the countries⁴ devising⁵ plots that will fail?⁶
2:2 The kings of the earth⁷ form a united front,⁸
the rulers collaborate⁹
against the LORD and his chosen king.¹⁰
2:3 They say,¹¹ “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us!¹²
Let’s free ourselves from¹³ their ropes!”
2:4 The one enthroned¹⁴ in heaven laughs in disgust,¹⁵
the sovereign master taunts¹⁶ them.
2:5 Then he angrily speaks to them,
and terrifies them in his rage.¹⁷
2:6 He says,¹⁸ “I myself¹⁹ have installed²⁰ my king
on Zion, my holy hill.”
2:7 The king says,²¹ “I will tell you what the LORD decreed. He said to me:²²
‘You are my son!²³ This very day I have become your father!
2:8 You just have to ask me,
and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,²⁴
the ends of the earth as your personal property.
2:9 You will break them²⁵ with an iron scepter,²⁶
you will smash them as if they were a potter’s jar.’“²⁷
2:10 So now, you kings, do what is wise!²⁸
You rulers of the earth, submit to correction!²⁹
2:11 Serve³⁰ the LORD in fear!
Repent in terror!³¹
2:12 Give sincere homage!³²
Otherwise he will be angry;³³
and you will die because of your behavior,³⁴
when his anger quickly ignites.³⁵
How happy³⁶ are all who take shelter in him!³⁷