Psa 2, Psa 146 | ESV | STEP | Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain ?

au[See ver. 1 above]

Psalms 2

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1 ^aWhy do ^bthe nations rage ^{▼▼Or nations noisily assemble}
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his ^dAnointed, saying,
3 “Let us ^eburst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He who ^fsits in the heavens ^glaughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his ^hwrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6 “As for me, I have ⁱset my King
on ^jZion, my ^kholy hill.”
7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, ^l“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and ^mthe ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall ⁿbreak ^{▼▼Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule} them with ^pa rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like ^qa potter’s vessel.”
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 ^rServe the Lord with ^sfear,
and ^trejoice with ^utrembling.
12 ^vKiss ^wthe Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his ^xwrath is quickly kindled.
^yBlessed are all who take refuge in him.

Psalms 146

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

1 ^zPraise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord ^aaas long as I live;
^abI will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 ^acPut not your trust in princes,
^adin a son of man, in whom there is ^aeno salvation.
4 When ^afhis breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
5 ^agBlessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose ^ahhope is in the Lord his God,
6 ^aiwho made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
^ajwho keeps faith forever;
7 ^akwho executes justice for the oppressed,
^alwho gives food to the hungry.
^amThe Lord sets the prisoners free;
8 ^anthe Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
^aoThe Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
^apthe Lord loves the righteous.
9 ^aqThe Lord watches over the sojourners;
^arhe upholds the widow and the fatherless,
but ^asthe way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10 ^atThe Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, to all generations.
^auPraise the Lord!