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Psalms 2 (MSG)

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¹ Why the big noise, nations? Why the mean plots, peoples? ² Earth-leaders push for position, Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers: ³ "Let's get free of God! Cast loose from Messiah!" ⁴ Heaven-throned God breaks out laughing. At first he's amused at their presumption; ⁵ Then he gets good and angry. Furiously, he shuts them up: ⁶ "Don't you know there's a King in Zion? A coronation banquet Is spread for him on the holy summit." ⁷ Let me tell you what GOD said next. He said, "You're my son, And today is your birthday. ⁸ What do you want? Name it: Nations as a present? continents as a prize? ⁹ You can command them all to dance for you, Or throw them out with tomorrow's trash." ¹⁰ So, rebel-kings, use your heads; Upstart-judges, learn your lesson: ¹¹ Worship GOD in adoring embrace, Celebrate in trembling awe. ¹² Kiss Messiah! Your very lives are in danger, you know; His anger is about to explode, But if you make a run for God--you won't regret it! A David psalm, when he escaped for his life from Absalom, his son.