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2:1  What fools the nations are to rage against the Lord! How strange that men should try to outwit God!
2:2  For a summit conference of the nations has been called to plot against the Lord and his Messiah, Christ the King.
2:3  “Come, let us break his chains,” they say, “and free ourselves from all this slavery to God.”
2:4  But God in heaven merely laughs! He is amused by all their puny plans.
2:5  And then in fierce fury he rebukes them and fills them with fear.
2:6  For the Lord declares, “This is the King of my choice, and I have enthroned him in Jerusalem, my holy city.”
2:7  His chosen one replies, “I will reveal the everlasting purposes of God, for the Lord has said to me, ‘You are my Son. This is your Coronation Day. Today I am giving you your glory.’”
2:8  “Only ask and I will give you all the nations of the world.
2:9  Rule them with an iron rod; smash them like clay pots!”
2:10  O kings and rulers of the earth, listen while there is time.
2:11  Serve the Lord with reverent fear; rejoice with trembling.
2:12  Fall down before his Son and kiss his feet before his anger is roused and you perish. I am warning you—his wrath will soon begin. But oh, the joys of those who put their trust in him!