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[1] WHY do the Gentiles rage and the peoples imagine vain things?
[2] The kings of the earth and the rulers have conspired and have taken counsel together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying,
[3] Let us break their bands asunder, and let us cast away their yoke from us.
[4] He that dwells in heaven shall laugh, and the LORD shall mock at them.
[5] Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath and say,
[6] I have appointed my king over Zion, my holy mountain,
[7] To declare my promise; the LORD has said to me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.
[8] Ask of me, and I shall give you the heathen for your inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for your dominion.
[9] You shall shepherd them with a rod of iron; you shall break them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
[10] Be wise now, therefore, O kings; be instructed, O judges of the earth.
[11] Serve the LORD with reverence, and uphold him with trembling.
[12] Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from his way while his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
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