The Reign of the LORD’S Anointed.
Why are athe 1nations in an uproarAnd the peoples bdevising a vain thing?Or GentilesPs 46:6; 83:2-5; Acts 4:25, 26Ps 21:112 The akings of the earth take their standAnd the rulers take counsel togetherbAgainst the LORD and against His 1cAnointed, saying,Or MessiahPs 48:4-6Ps 74:18, 23John 1:413 “Let us atear their fetters apartAnd cast away their cords from us!”Jer 5:5
4 He who 1sits in the heavens alaughs,The Lord bscoffs at them.Or is enthronedPs 37:13Ps 59:85 Then He will speak to them in His aangerAnd bterrify them in His fury, saying,Ps 21:8, 9; 76:7Ps 78:49, 506 “But as for Me, I have 1installed aMy KingUpon Zion, bMy holy mountain.”Or consecratedPs 45:6Ps 48:1, 2
7 “I will surely tell of the 1decree of the LORD:He said to Me, ‘You are aMy Son,Today I have begotten You.Or decree: The LORD said to MeActs 13:33; Heb 1:5; 5:58 ‘Ask of Me, and aI will surely give bthe 1nations as Your inheritance,And the very cends of the earth as Your possession.Or GentilesPs 21:1, 2Ps 22:27Ps 67:79 ‘You shall 1abreak them with a 2rod of iron,You shall bshatter them like 3earthenware.’”Another reading is ruleOr scepter or staffLit potter’s warePs 89:23; 110:5, 6; Rev 2:26, 27; 12:5; 19:15Ps 28:5; 52:5; 72:4
10 Now therefore, O kings, ashow discernment;Take warning, O 1judges of the earth.Or leadersProv 8:15; 27:1111 1Worship the LORD with 2areverenceAnd rejoice with btrembling.Or ServeOr fearPs 5:7Ps 119:119, 12012 1Do homage to athe Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way,For bHis wrath may 2soon be kindled.How blessed are all who ctake refuge in Him!Lit Kiss; some ancient versions read Do homage purely, or, Lay hold of instructionOr quickly, suddenly, easilyPs 2:7Rev 6:16, 17Ps 5:11; 34:22