New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
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Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and against his anointed one.
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Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
3 “Let us break their chains,” they cry, “and free ourselves from slavery to God.”
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`Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'
4 But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them.
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He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.
5 Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.
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Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:
6 For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem, on my holy mountain.”
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`And I -- I have anointed My King, Upon Zion -- My holy hill.'
7 The king proclaims the LORD ’s decree: “The LORD said to me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your Father.
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I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, `My Son Thou [art], I to-day have brought thee forth.
8 Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession.
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Ask of Me and I give nations -- thy inheritance, And thy possession -- the ends of earth.
9 You will break them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.’”
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Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'
10 Now then, you kings, act wisely! Be warned, you rulers of the earth!
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And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,
11 Serve the LORD with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling.
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Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
12 Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
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Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him!