1Why do theheathenגוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471rageרָגְשׁ֣וּra.ge.ShuH7283, and thepeopleוּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗יםu.le.'u.MimH3816imagineיֶהְגּוּ־yeh.gu-H1897a vainthingרִֽיק׃RikH7385?
2Thekingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of theearthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776setיִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ׀yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselves, and therulersוְרוֹזְנִ֥יםve.roz.NimH7336takecounselנֽוֹסְדוּ־nos.du-H3245togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162, against theLORDיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068, and against hisanointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899, saying,
3Let usbreakH5423theirbandsמֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹmos.ro.Tei.movH4147asunderH5423, and castawayוְנַשְׁלִ֖יכָהve.nash.Li.khahH7993theircordsעֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ׃'a.vo.Tei.movH5688from us.
4He thatsittethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in theheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064shalllaughיִשְׂחָ֑קyis.ChakH7832: theLordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136shall have them inderisionיִלְעַג־yil.'ag-H3932.
5Then shall hespeakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696to them in hiswrathבְאַפּ֑וֹve.'a.PoH639, andtroubleיְבַהֲלֵֽמוֹ׃ye.va.ha.Le.movH926them in his greatdispleasureוּֽבַחֲרוֹנ֥וֹu.va.cha.ro.NoH2740.
6Yet have Isetנָסַ֣כְתִּיna.Sakh.tiH5258mykingמַלְכִּ֑יmal.KiH4428upon myholyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944hillהַר־har-H2022ofZionצִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726.
7I willdeclareאֲסַפְּרָ֗ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608thedecreeחֹ֥קchokH2706: theLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathsaidאָמַ֘ר'a.MarH559to me, Thou art mySonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121; thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117have Ibegottenיְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃ye.lid.Ti.khaH3205thee.
8Askשְׁאַ֤לshe.'AlH7592of me, and I shallgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee theheathenג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471for thyinheritanceנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159, and the uttermostpartsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776for thypossessionוַ֝אֲחֻזָּתְךָ֗va.'a.chu.za.te.khaH272.
9Thou shaltbreakתְּ֭רֹעֵםTe.ro.'emH7489them with arodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626ofironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270; thou shalt dash them inpiecesתְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃te.na.pe.TzemH5310like apotter’sיוֹצֵ֣רyo.TzerH3335vesselכִּכְלִ֖יkikh.LiH3627.
10Bewiseהַשְׂכִּ֑ילוּhas.Ki.luH7919now therefore, O yekingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428: beinstructedהִ֝וָּסְר֗וּhi.va.se.RuH3256, yejudgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
12Kissנַשְּׁקוּ־na.she.ku-H5401theSonH1248, lest he beangryיֶאֱנַ֤ף׀ye.'e.NafH599, and yeperishוְתֹ֬אבְדוּve.Toe.duH6from thewayדֶ֗רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, when hiswrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639iskindledיִבְעַ֣רyiv.'ArH1197but alittleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592.Blessedאַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י'ash.ReiH835are all they that put theirtrustח֥וֹסֵיCho.seiH2620in him.
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