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2:1  Why do the nations rage and the peoples devise futile plots?
2:2  The kings of the earth rise up, and the princes conspire together against the Lord and against his Anointed One:
2:3  “Let us finally break their shackles and cast away their chains from us.”
2:4  The one who is enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord mocks their plans.
2:5  Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
2:6  “I myself have anointed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
2:7  I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, “You are my son; this day I have begotten you.”
2:8  Simply make the request of me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, and the ends of the earth as your possession.
2:9  You will rule them with an iron scepter; you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.
2:10  Therefore, O kings, pay heed; take warning, O rulers of the earth.
2:11  Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice before him; with trembling
2:12  bow down in homage lest he become angry and you perish from the way, for his wrath can flare up in an instant. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.