Psalm 2–3

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

2^rWhy do ^sthe nations rage¹

and the peoples plot in vain?

²The kings of the earth set themselves,

and the rulers take counsel together,

against the Lord and against his ^tAnointed, saying,

³“Let us ^uburst their bonds apart

and cast away their cords from us.”

⁴He who ^vsits in the heavens ^wlaughs;

the Lord holds them in derision.

⁵Then he will speak to them in his ^xwrath,

and terrify them in his fury, saying,

⁶“As for me, I have ^yset my King

on ^zZion, my ^aholy hill.”

⁷I will tell of the decree:

The Lord said to me, ^b“You are my Son;

today I have begotten you.

⁸Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and ^cthe ends of the earth your possession.

⁹You shall ^dbreak² them with ^ea rod of iron

and dash them in pieces like ^fa potter’s vessel.”

¹⁰Now therefore, O kings, be wise;

be warned, O rulers of the earth.

^11gServe the Lord with ^hfear,

and ⁱrejoice with ^htrembling.

^12jKiss ^kthe Son,

lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

for his ^lwrath is quickly kindled.

^mBlessed are all who take refuge in him.

Save Me, O My God

3A Psalm of David, ⁿwhen he fled from Absalom his son.

¹O Lord, ^ohow many are my foes!

Many are ^prising against me;

²many are saying of my soul,

^q“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah¹

³But you, O Lord, are ^ra shield ^sabout me,

my glory, and ^tthe lifter of my head.

⁴I ^ucried aloud to the Lord,

and he ^vanswered me from his ^wholy hill. Selah

⁵I ^xlay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

⁶I ^ywill not be afraid of many thousands of people

who have ^zset themselves against me all around.

^7aArise, O Lord!

Save me, O my God!

For you ^bstrike all my enemies on the cheek;

you ^cbreak the teeth of the wicked.

^8dSalvation belongs to the Lord;

your blessing be on your people! Selah