Psalm 2-3

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁴ He who sits in the heavens laughs;
    the Lord has them in derision.
⁵ Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
    and terrify them in his fury, saying,
⁶ “I have set my king
    on Zion, my holy hill.”

⁷ I will tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, “You are my son,
    today I have begotten you.
⁸ Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
    and the ends of the earth your possession.
⁹ You shall break them with a rod of iron,
    and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

¹⁰ Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
    be warned, O rulers of the earth.
¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear,
    with trembling ¹² kiss his feet,^[b]
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way;
    for his wrath is quickly kindled.

Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

³ But thou, O Lord, art a shield about me,
    my glory, and the lifter of my head.
⁴ I cry aloud to the Lord,
    and he answers me from his holy hill.Selah

⁵ I lie down and sleep;
    I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.
⁶ I am not afraid of ten thousands of people
    who have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ Arise, O Lord!
    Deliver me, O my God!
For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek,
    thou dost break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Deliverance belongs to the Lord;
    thy blessing be upon thy people!Selah