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Why are the nations plotting rebellion?* The peoples devise schemes, but they're pointless.
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The kings of the world prepare to attack,* and the rulers conspire together against the Lord and his anointed one,* saying,
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“Let's break the chains and throw away the cords that bind us.”
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But the one who sits enthroned in heaven laughs. The Lord mocks them.
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He will thunder at them, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
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“It is I who placed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
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“I will proclaim the Lord's decree,” says the king. “He told me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your father.*
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Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your possessions—the whole earth will belong to you.
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You will break them with a rod of iron, smashing them like pottery.’”
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So then you kings, be wise!* Be warned, you rulers of the world!
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Serve the Lord in reverence, celebrate with trembling!
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Submit to his son* so that he will not become angry and you die suddenly. His anger* flares up quickly, but how happy are all those who go to him for protection.