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Psalms 2 (RSV)

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¹ Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? ² The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and his anointed, saying, ³ "Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us." ⁴ He who sits in the heavens laughs; the LORD has them in derision. ⁵ Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, ⁶ "I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill." ⁷ I will tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my son, today I have begotten you. ⁸ Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. ⁹ You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." ¹⁰ Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. ¹¹ Serve the LORD with fear, with trembling ¹² kiss his feet, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.