| 1 | Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine 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 bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. |
| 4 | He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. |
| 5 | Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. |
| 6 | Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. |
| 7 | I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou [art] my Son; this day have I begotten thee. |
| 8 | Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession. |
| 9 | Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. |
| 10 | Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. |
| 11 | Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. |
| 12 | Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him. |
