Psalm 2:1–3:8

¹Why ^ado the ¹nations ²rage,

And the people plot a ³vain thing?

²The kings of the earth set themselves,

And the ^brulers take counsel together,

Against the Lord and against His ^cAnointed, ⁴saying,

³“Let ^dus break Their bonds in pieces

And cast away Their cords from us.”

⁴He who sits in the heavens ^eshall laugh;

The Lord shall hold them in derision.

⁵Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,

And distress them in His deep displeasure:

⁶“Yet I have ⁵set My King

⁶On My holy hill of Zion.”

⁷“I will declare the ⁷decree:

The Lord has said to Me,

^f‘You are My Son,

Today I have begotten You.

⁸Ask of Me, and I will give You

The nations for Your inheritance,

And the ends of the earth for Your possession.

^9gYou shall ⁸break them with a rod of iron;

You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

¹⁰Now therefore, be wise, O kings;

Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

¹¹Serve the Lord with fear,

And rejoice with trembling.

¹²⁹Kiss the Son, lest ¹He be angry,

And you perish in the way,

When ^hHis wrath is kindled but a little.

ⁱBlessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

Psalm 3

A Psalm of David When He Fled from Absalom His Son.

¹Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!

Many are they who rise up against me.

²Many are they who say of me,

“There is no help for him in God.”

Selah

³But You, O Lord, are ^ba shield ¹for me,

My glory and ^cthe One who lifts up my head.

⁴I cried to the Lord with my voice,

And ^dHe heard me from His ^eholy hill.

Selah

^5fI lay down and slept;

I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.

^6gI will not be afraid of ten thousands of people

Who have set themselves against me all around.

⁷Arise, O Lord;

Save me, O my God!

^hFor You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone;

You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

⁸ⁱSalvation belongs to the Lord.

Your blessing is upon Your people.

Selah