1 Why do the nations rage, And the peoples plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Yahweh, and against his anointed, saying,
3 "Let us break their bonds apart, And cast away their cords from us."
4 He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his anger, And terrify them in his wrath:
6 "Yet I have set my king on my holy hill of Zion."
7 I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, "You are my son. Today I have become your father.
