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Coronation of the Son

Why(A) do the nations rage(B)
and the peoples plot in vain?(C)
The kings of the earth take their stand,(D)
and the rulers conspire together
against the Lord and his Anointed One:[a](E)
‘Let’s tear off their chains
and throw off their ropes.’(F)

The one enthroned[b] in heaven laughs;
the Lord ridicules them.(G)
Then he speaks to them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath:(H)
‘I have installed my king
on Zion, my holy mountain.’(I)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:2 Or anointed one
  2. 2:4 Lit who sits