Psalms 2:1-9
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Psalm 2
Why do the nations conspire
and the peoples plot in vain?
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The kings of the earth take their stand
and the rulers gather together
against the Lord
and against his Anointed One.
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“Let us break their chains,” they say,
“and throw off their fetters.”
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The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
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Then he rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
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“I have installed my King
on Zion, my holy hill.”
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I will proclaim the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, “You are my Son;
today I have become your Father.
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Ask of me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
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You will rule them with an iron scepter;
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”