The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom

2 Why do the nations rage,And the people plot a vain thing?² The kings of the earth set themselves,And the rulers take counsel together,Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,³ “Let us break Their bonds in piecesAnd cast away Their cords from us.”

⁴ He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;The Lord shall hold them in derision.⁵ Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,And distress them in His deep displeasure:⁶ “Yet I have set My KingOn My holy hill of Zion.”

⁷ “I will declare the decree:The Lord has said to Me,‘You are My Son,Today I have begotten You.⁸ Ask of Me, and I will give YouThe nations for Your inheritance,And the ends of the earth for Your possession.⁹ You shall break^[a] them with a rod of iron;You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”

¹⁰ Now therefore, be wise, O kings;Be instructed, you judges of the earth.¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear,And rejoice with trembling.¹²  Kiss the Son,^[b] lest ^[b] He be angry,And you perish in the way,When His wrath is kindled but a little.Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.