Psalms 2:1-9

¹Why are the nations in turmoil, and why do the peoples make plots that will fail?

²The kings of the earth take their stand together and the rulers conspire together against Yahweh and against his Messiah, saying,

³“Let us tear off the shackles they put on us and throw off their chains.”

⁴He who sits in the heavens will sneer at them; the Lord mocks them.

⁵Then he will speak to them in his anger and terrify them in his rage, saying,

⁶“I myself have anointed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”

⁷I will announce a decree of Yahweh. He said to me, “You are my son! This day I have become your father.

⁸Ask me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance and the farthermost regions of the earth for your possession.

⁹You will break them with an iron rod; like a jar of a potter, you will smash them to pieces.”