Psa 2, Psa 16, Psa 22 | ESV | STEP | Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain ?

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 16

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A ^zMiktam ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} of David.

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I ^abtake refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
^acI have no good apart from you.”
3 As for ^adthe saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight. ^{▼▼Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:}
4 The sorrows of those who run after ^{▼▼Or who acquire} another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or ^agtake their names on my lips.
5 The Lord is ^ahmy chosen portion and my ^aicup;
you hold my ^ajlot.
6 ^akThe lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I bless the Lord who ^algives me counsel;
in ^amthe night also my ^anheart instructs me. ^{▼▼Hebrew my kidneys instruct me}
8 ^apI have ^aqset the Lord always before me;
because he is at my ^arright hand, I shall not be ^asshaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my ^atwhole being ^{▼▼Hebrew my glory} rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to ^avSheol,
^awor let your ^axholy one see ^aycorruption. ^{▼▼Or see the pit}
11 You make known to me ^bathe path of life;
in your presence there is ^bbfullness of joy;
at your right hand are ^bcpleasures forevermore.

Psalms 22

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.

1 ^bdMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so ^befar from saving me, from the words of my ^bfgroaning?
2 O my God, I cry by ^bgday, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are ^bhholy,
^bienthroned on ^bjthe praises ^{▼▼Or dwelling in the praises} of Israel.
4 In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 To you they ^blcried and were rescued;
in you they ^bmtrusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am ^bna worm and not a man,
^boscorned by mankind and ^bpdespised by the people.
7 All who see me ^bqmock me;
they make mouths at me; they ^brwag their heads;
8 ^bs“He trusts in the Lord; let him ^btdeliver him;
let him rescue him, for he ^budelights in him!”
9 Yet you are he who ^bvtook me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
10 On you was I cast from my birth,
and from ^bwmy mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Be not ^bxfar from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is ^bynone to help.
12 Many bulls encompass me;
^bzstrong bulls of ^caBashan surround me;
13 they ^cbopen wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I am ^ccpoured out like water,
and all my bones are ^cdout of joint;
my ^ceheart is like ^cfwax;
it is melted within my breast;
15 my strength is ^cgdried up like a potsherd,
and my ^chtongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 For ^cidogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers ^cjencircles me;
they have ^ckpierced my hands and feet ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet}—
17 I can count all my bones—
they ^cmstare and gloat over me;
18 ^cnthey divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
19 But you, O Lord, ^codo not be far off!
O you my help, ^cpcome quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of ^cqthe dog!
21 Save me from ^crthe mouth of the lion!
You have rescued ^{▼▼Hebrew answered} me from the horns of ^ctthe wild oxen!
22 ^cuI will tell of your name to my ^cvbrothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
23 You who ^cwfear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, ^cxglorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of ^cythe afflicted,
and he has not ^czhidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he ^dacried to him.
25 From you comes my praise in the great ^dbcongregation;
my ^dcvows I will ^ddperform before those who fear him.
26 ^deThe afflicted ^{▼▼Or The meek} shall ^dgeat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts ^dhlive forever!
27 All ^dithe ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all ^djthe families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28 For ^dkkingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All ^dlthe prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall ^dmbow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not ^dnkeep himself alive.
30 Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming ^dogeneration;
31 they shall ^dpcome and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet ^dqunborn,
that he has done it.

Psalms 2

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed