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| | Psa 2:1 | Why do the nations rage? Why do the people waste their time with futile plans?
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| | Psa 2:2 | The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and against his anointed one.
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| | Psa 2:3 | "Let us break their chains," they cry, "and free ourselves from this slavery."
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| | Psa 2:4 | But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them.
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| | Psa 2:5 | Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.
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| | Psa 2:6 | For the LORD declares, "I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem, my holy city."
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| | Psa 2:7 | 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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| | Psa 2:8 | Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.
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| | Psa 2:9 | You will break them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.' "
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| | Psa 2:10 | Now then, you kings, act wisely! Be warned, you rulers of the earth!
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| | Psa 2:11 | Serve the LORD with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling.
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| | Psa 2:12 | Submit to God's royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of your pursuits-- for his anger can flare up in an instant. But what joy for all who find protection in him!
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