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Psalms 2:1-4

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 Yhwhיְ֝הוָהYah.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.

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