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Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?
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The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed, saying,
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"Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us."
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He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord has them in derision.
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Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
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"I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill."
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I will tell of the decree of the Lord: He said to me, "You are my son; today I have begotten you.
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Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.