Thematic Bible
Psalm 2:1 (show verse)
Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?
Psalm 2:2 (show verse)
As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,
Psalm 2:3 (show verse)
"Let us tear off their shackles from us, and cast off their chains."
Psalm 2:4 (show verse)
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
Psalm 2:5 (show verse)
In his anger he rebukes them, and in his wrath he terrifies them:
Psalm 2:6 (show verse)
"I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain."
Psalm 2:7 (show verse)
Let me announce the decree of the LORD that he told me: "You are my son, today I have become your father.
Psalm 2:8 (show verse)
Ask of me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.
Psalm 2:9 (show verse)
You will break them with an iron rod, you will shatter them like pottery."
Psalm 2:10 (show verse)
Therefore, kings, act wisely! Earthly rulers, be warned!
Psalm 2:11 (show verse)
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Psalm 2:12 (show verse)
Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm, when he fled from his son Absalom.