Psalm 2

1Why do the nations rage and the peoples devise futility?

2The kings of the earth station themselves, and the rulers consult together against Yahweh and against his Messiah.

3Let us break their bonds and hurl their cords from us.

4The one sitting in the heavens laughs; the Lord mocks them.

5Then he will address them in his anger and terrify them in his fury.

6Yet I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.

7I will proclaim Yahweh's decree: he said to me, "You are my son; today I have begotten you."

8Ask me, and I will give the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.

9You will shatter them with an iron rod; you will smash them like a potter's jar.

10Now then, kings, gain understanding; be disciplined, judges of the earth.

11Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

12Kiss the son, lest he grow angry and you perish along the way, for his wrath blazes in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.