Psalm 2, NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION
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Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?

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The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed, saying,
 

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“Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us.”

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He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord has them in derision.

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Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
 

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“I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

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I will tell of the decree of the Lord: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have begotten you.
 

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Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
 

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You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
 

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Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.
 

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Serve the Lord with fear, with trembling

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kiss his feet, or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled.  Happy are all who take refuge in him.