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2:1  Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?
2:2  As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,
2:3  "Let us tear off their shackles from us, and cast off their chains."
2:4  He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
2:5  In his anger he rebukes them, and in his wrath he terrifies them:
2:6  "I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain."
2:7  Let me announce the decree of the LORD that he told me: "You are my son, today I have become your father.
2:8  Ask of me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.
2:9  You will break them with an iron rod, you will shatter them like pottery."
2:10  Therefore, kings, act wisely! Earthly rulers, be warned!
2:11  Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
2:12  Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him.