1Why do the heathenגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471rageרָגְשׁ֣וּra.ge.ShuH7283,and the peopleוּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗יםu.le.'u.MimH3816imagineיֶהְגּוּ־yeh.gu-H1897a vain thingרִֽיק׃RikH7385?
2The kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776setיִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ׀yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselves, and the rulersוְרוֹזְנִ֥יםve.roz.NimH7336take counselנֽוֹסְדוּ־nos.du-H3245togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162,against the Lordיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068,and against his anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899, saying,
3Let us breakH5423their bandsמֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹmos.ro.Tei.movH4147asunderH5423,and cast awayוְנַשְׁלִ֖יכָהve.nash.Li.khahH7993their cordsעֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ׃'a.vo.Tei.movH5688from us.
4He that sittethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall laughיִשְׂחָ֑קyis.ChakH7832:the Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136shall have them in derisionיִלְעַג־yil.'ag-H3932.
5Then shall he speakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696unto them in his wrathבְאַפּ֑וֹve.'a.PoH639,and vexיְבַהֲלֵֽמוֹ׃ye.va.ha.Le.movH926them in his sore displeasureוּֽבַחֲרוֹנ֥וֹu.va.cha.ro.NoH2740.
6Yet have I setנָסַ֣כְתִּיna.Sakh.tiH5258my kingמַלְכִּ֑יmal.KiH4428upon my holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944hillהַר־har-H2022of Zionצִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726.
7I will declareאֲסַפְּרָ֗ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608the decreeחֹ֥קchokH2706:the Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath saidאָמַ֘ר'a.MarH559unto me, Thou artmy Sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121;this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117have I begottenיְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃ye.lid.Ti.khaH3205thee.
8Askשְׁאַ֤לshe.'AlH7592of me, and I shall giveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414theethe heathenג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471forthine inheritanceנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,and the uttermost partsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776forthy possessionוַ֝אֲחֻזָּתְךָ֗va.'a.chu.za.te.khaH272.
9Thou shalt breakתְּ֭רֹעֵםTe.ro.'emH7489them with a rodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270;thou shalt dash them in piecesתְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃te.na.pe.TzemH5310like a potter’sיוֹצֵ֣רyo.TzerH3335vesselכִּכְלִ֖יkikh.LiH3627.
10Be wiseהַשְׂכִּ֑ילוּhas.Ki.luH7919now therefore, O ye kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428:be instructedהִ֝וָּסְר֗וּhi.va.se.RuH3256,ye judgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
12Kissנַשְּׁקוּ־na.she.ku-H5401the SonH1248,lest he be angryיֶאֱנַ֤ף׀ye.'e.NafH599,and ye perishוְתֹ֬אבְדוּve.Toe.duH6fromthe wayדֶ֗רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,when his wrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639is kindledיִבְעַ֣רyiv.'ArH1197but a littleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592.Blessedאַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י'ash.ReiH835areall they that put their trustח֥וֹסֵיCho.seiH2620in him.
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