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?
2The 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.
5Then 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.
8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and mthe ends of the earth your possession.
9You shall nbreak ▼
▼Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule
them with pa rod of ironand 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 8
How Majestic Is Your Name
To the choirmaster: according to The zGittith. ▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, our Lord,how majestic is your abname in all the earth!
You have set your acglory above the heavens.
2 adOut of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established aestrength because of your foes,
to still afthe enemy and the avenger.
3 When I aglook at your heavens, the work of your ahfingers,
the moon and the stars, aiwhich you have set in place,
4 ajwhat is man that you are akmindful of him,
and althe son of man that you amcare for him?
5 Yet you have made him a little lower than anthe heavenly beings ▼
and crowned him with apglory and honor.
6You have given him aqdominion over the works of your hands;
aryou have put all things under his feet,
7all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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