Psalm 2 - Conversations on loyalty and betrayal
Poet 1 Why do the nations rage and the people p lot in vain? 2 They stand together , the kings of the earth ; The leaders conspire against the Lord and his Anointed , saying, Kings of the Earth 3 “Let us b urst their b onds apart
, Let us c ast away their c ords.” Poet 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs ; The Lord holds them in derision . 5 Then He will speak to them in his anger , and He will terrify them in his wrath , saying, God 6 “As for me, I have set my King, on Zion, my holy hill.” Messiah 7 I will tell of the decree of the Lord : The Lord said to me, God “ You are my Son ; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will bequeath you the nations ,...