1 | Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
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2 | The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel
together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
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3 | Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
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4 | He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in
derision.
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5 | Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore
displeasure.
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6 | Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
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7 | I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my son;
this day have I begotten thee.
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8 | Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and
the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
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9 | Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces
like a potter's vessel.
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10 | Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
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11 | Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
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12 | Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his
wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in
him.
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