Psalms 2:1-9 ▼

1 Why are the nations in an uproar [in turmoil against God], And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?

2 The kings of the earth take their stand; And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,

3 “Let us break apart their [divine] bands [of restraint] And cast away their cords [of control] from us.”

4 He who sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs [at their rebellion]; The [Sovereign] Lord scoffs at them [and in supreme contempt He mocks them].

5 Then He will speak to them in His [profound] anger And terrify them with His displeasure, saying,

6 “Yet as for Me, I have anointed and firmly installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”

7 “I will declare the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son; This day [I proclaim] I have begotten You.

8 ‘Ask of Me, and I will assuredly give [You] the nations as Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth as Your possession.

9 ‘You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.’”