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Psalm 2 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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PSALM 2
The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom
(Acts 4:23–31 )
1 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 pieces
​​And 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 King
​​On 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 You
​​The nations for Your inheritance,
​​And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 ​​You shall break[fn] 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,[fn] lest He[fn] 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.
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read rule (compare Revelation 2:27).
Septuagint and Vulgate read Embrace discipline; Targum reads Receive instruction.
Septuagint reads the LORD.
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