1 Why are the nations in tumult, ♦︎
and why do the peoples devise a vain plot?
2 The kings of the earth rise up,
and the rulers take counsel together, ♦︎
against the Lord and against his anointed:
3 Let us break their bonds asunder ♦︎
and cast away their cords from us.
4 He who dwells in heaven shall laugh them to scorn; ♦︎
the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak to them in his wrath ♦︎
and terrify them in his fury:
6 Yet have I set my king ♦︎
upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will proclaim the decree of the Lord; ♦︎
he said to me: You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.
8 Ask of me and I will give you the nations for your inheritance ♦︎
and the ends of the earth for your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron ♦︎
and dash them in pieces like a potters vessel.