1 Why do the nations rage, And the peoples plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Yahweh, and against his anointed,{The word \"anointed\" is the same as the word for \"Messiah\" or \"Christ\"} saying,
3 \"Let's break their bonds apart, And cast away their cords from us.\"
4 He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his anger, And terrify them in his wrath:
6 \"Yet I have set my king on my holy hill of Zion.\"
7 I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, \"You are my son. Today I have become your father.
8 Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, The uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.\"
10 Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve Yahweh with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.
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Today's Verse
For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
Verse Of The DayThat declaration is quoted directly in Hebrews 5:5. The psalm ends with a warning to earth's rulers and moves next into Psalms 3.
