Psalmen 2

1. ¹Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [ergänzt: why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
2. ²The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:
3. ³Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us!
4. ⁴He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision.
5. ⁵Then will he speak to them in his anger, and in his fierce displeasure will he terrify them:
6. ⁶And *I* have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.
7. ⁷I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; *I* this day have begotten thee.
8. ⁸Ask of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth:
9. ⁹Thou shalt break them with a sceptre of iron, as a potter's vessel thou shalt dash them in pieces.
10. ¹⁰And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, ye judges of the earth.
11. ¹¹Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12. ¹²Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him.

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