New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 2

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed.

1WhyH4100 are 1the 2nationsH1471 in an uproarH7283 And the peoplesH3816 3devisingH1897 a vainH7385 thingH7385?2The 4kingsH4428 of the earthH776 takeH3320 their standH3320 And the rulersH7336 takeH3245 counselH3245 togetherH3162 5AgainstH5921 the LordH3068 and againstH5921 His 6 7AnointedH4899, saying,3“Let us 8tearH5423 their fettersH4147 apartH5423 And castH7993 awayH7993 their cordsH5688 from us!”

4He who 9sitsH3427 in the heavensH8064 10laughsH7832, The LordH136 11scoffsH3932 at them.5ThenH227 He will speakH1696 to them in His 12angerH639 And 13terrifyH926 them in His furyH2740, saying,6“But as for Me, I have 14installedH5258 15My KingH4428 Upon ZionH6726, 16My holyH6944 mountainH2022.”

7“I will surelyH3588 tellH5608 of the 17decreeH2706 of the LordH3068: He saidH559 to Me, ‘You are 18My SonH1121, TodayH3117 I have begottenH3205 You.8AskH7592 of Me, and 19I will surely giveH5414 20the 21nationsH1471 as Your inheritanceH5159, And the very 22endsH657 of the earthH776 as Your possessionH272.9You shall 23 24breakH7489 them with a 25rodH7626 of ironH1270, You shall 26shatterH5310 them like 27earthenwareH3627 H3335.’”

10NowH6258 therefore, O kingsH4428, 28showH7919 discernmentH7919; TakeH3256 warningH3256, O 29judgesH8199 of the earthH776.11 30WorshipH5647 the LordH3068 with 31 32reverenceH3374 And rejoiceH1523 with 33tremblingH7461.12 34DoH5401 homageH5401 to 35the SonH1248, that He not becomeH599 angryH599, and you perishH6 in the wayH1870, For 36His wrathH639 may 37soonH4592 be kindledH1197. How blessedH835 are allH3605 who 38takeH2620 refugeH2620 in Him!

1. Psalms 2:1 Ps 46:6; 83:2-5; Acts 4:25, 26 ↩
2. Psalms 2:1 Or Gentiles ↩
3. Psalms 2:1 Ps 21:11 ↩
4. Psalms 2:2 Ps 48:4-6 ↩
5. Psalms 2:2 Ps 74:18, 23 ↩
6. Psalms 2:2 Or Messiah ↩
7. Psalms 2:2 John 1:41 ↩
8. Psalms 2:3 Jer 5:5 ↩
9. Psalms 2:4 Or is enthroned ↩
10. Psalms 2:4 Ps 37:13 ↩
11. Psalms 2:4 Ps 59:8 ↩
12. Psalms 2:5 Ps 21:8, 9; 76:7 ↩
13. Psalms 2:5 Ps 78:49, 50 ↩
14. Psalms 2:6 Or consecrated ↩
15. Psalms 2:6 Ps 45:6 ↩
16. Psalms 2:6 Ps 48:1, 2 ↩
17. Psalms 2:7 Or decree: The Lord said to Me ↩
18. Psalms 2:7 Acts 13:33; Heb 1:5; 5:5 ↩
19. Psalms 2:8 Ps 21:1, 2 ↩
20. Psalms 2:8 Ps 22:27 ↩
21. Psalms 2:8 Or Gentiles ↩
22. Psalms 2:8 Ps 67:7 ↩
23. Psalms 2:9 Another reading is rule ↩
24. Psalms 2:9 Ps 89:23; 110:5, 6; Rev 2:26, 27; 12:5; 19:15 ↩
25. Psalms 2:9 Or scepter or staff ↩
26. Psalms 2:9 Ps 28:5; 52:5; 72:4 ↩
27. Psalms 2:9 Lit potter’s ware ↩
28. Psalms 2:10 Prov 8:15; 27:11 ↩
29. Psalms 2:10 Or leaders ↩
30. Psalms 2:11 Or Serve ↩
31. Psalms 2:11 Or fear ↩
32. Psalms 2:11 Ps 5:7 ↩
33. Psalms 2:11 Ps 119:119, 120 ↩
34. Psalms 2:12 Lit Kiss; some ancient versions read Do homage purely, or, Lay hold of instruction ↩
35. Psalms 2:12 Ps 2:7 ↩
36. Psalms 2:12 Rev 6:16, 17 ↩
37. Psalms 2:12 Or quickly, suddenly, easily ↩
38. Psalms 2:12 Ps 5:11; 34:22 ↩