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Psalms 2
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
1Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
1Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
2The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,
2Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
3Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.
3`Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'
4Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.
4He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.
5Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:
5Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:
6But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
6`And I--I have anointed My King, Upon Zion--My holy hill.'
7I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.
7I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, `My Son Thou <FI>art<Fi> , I to-day have brought thee forth.
8Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.
8Ask of Me and I give nations--thy inheritance, And thy possession--the ends of earth.
9They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.
9Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'
10So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.
10And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,