[1] Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
[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 burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”
[4] He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.
[5] Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
[6] “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
[7] I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
[8] “Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
[9] “You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
[10] Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.
[11] Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
[12] Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.