The Reign of the Lord's Anointed

¹rWhy do sthe nations rage1

and the peoples plot in vain?

²The kings of the earth set themselves,

and the rulers take counsel together,

against the Lord and against his tAnointed, saying,

³“Let us uburst their bonds apart

and cast away their cords from us.”

⁴He who vsits in the heavens wlaughs;

the Lord holds them in derision.

⁵Then he will speak to them in his xwrath,

and terrify them in his fury, saying,

⁶“As for me, I have yset my King

on zZion, my aholy hill.”

⁷I will tell of the decree:

The Lord said to me, b“You are my Son;

today I have begotten you.

⁸Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and cthe ends of the earth your possession.

⁹You shall dbreak2 them with ea rod of iron

and dash them in pieces like fa potter's vessel.”

¹⁰Now therefore, O kings, be wise;

be warned, O rulers of the earth.

¹¹gServe the Lord with hfear,

and irejoice with htrembling.

¹²jKiss kthe Son,

lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

for his lwrath is quickly kindled.

mBlessed are all who take refuge in him.