By David.
37:1 Do not fret 2 when wicked men seem to succeed! 3
Do not envy evildoers!
2:1 Why 5 do the nations rebel? 6
Why 7 are the countries 8 devising 9 plots that will fail? 10
2:2 The kings of the earth 11 form a united front; 12
the rulers collaborate 13
against the Lord and his anointed king. 14
2:3 They say, 15 “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! 16
Let’s free ourselves from 17 their ropes!”
2:4 The one enthroned 18 in heaven laughs in disgust; 19
the Lord taunts 20 them.
2:5 Then he angrily speaks to them
and terrifies them in his rage, 21 saying, 22
2:6 “I myself 23 have installed 24 my king
on Zion, my holy hill.”
2:7 The king says, 25 “I will announce the Lord’s decree. He said to me: 26
‘You are my son! 27 This very day I have become your father!
2:8 Ask me,
and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, 28
the ends of the earth as your personal property.
2:9 You will break them 29 with an iron scepter; 30
you will smash them like a potter’s jar!’” 31
2:10 So now, you kings, do what is wise; 32
you rulers of the earth, submit to correction! 33
2:11 Serve 34 the Lord in fear!
Repent in terror! 35
2:12 Give sincere homage! 36
Otherwise he 37 will be angry, 38
and you will die because of your behavior, 39
when his anger quickly ignites. 40
How blessed 41 are all who take shelter in him! 42