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2:1  Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
2:2  The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.
2:3  They say, "Let's tear off the shackles they've put on us! Let's free ourselves from their ropes!"
2:4  The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.
2:5  Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying,
2:6  "I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill."
2:7  The king says, "I will announce the LORD's decree. He said to me: 'You are my son! This very day I have become your father!
2:8  Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.
2:9  You will break them with an iron scepter; you will smash them like a potter's jar!'"
2:10  So now, you kings, do what is wise; you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!
2:11  Serve the LORD in fear! Repent in terror!
2:12  Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!