⁸ Ask me,
    and I will make the nations^(A) your inheritance,^(B)
    the ends of the earth^(C) your possession.
⁹ You will break them with a rod of iron^[a];^(D)
    you will dash them to pieces^(E) like pottery.^(F)”

¹⁰ Therefore, you kings, be wise;^(G)
    be warned, you rulers^(H) of the earth.
¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear^(I)
    and celebrate his rule^(J) with trembling.^(K)
12 Kiss his son,^(L) or he will be angry
    and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath^(M) can flare up in a moment.
    Blessed^(N) are all who take refuge^(O) in him.

²⁷ All the ends of the earth^(A)
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,^(B)

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,^(J)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;^(K)
4 but with righteousness^(L) he will judge the needy,^(M)
    with justice^(N) he will give decisions for the poor^(O) of the earth.
He will strike^(P) the earth with the rod of his mouth;^(Q)
    with the breath^(R) of his lips he will slay the wicked.^(S)
5 Righteousness will be his belt^(T)
    and faithfulness^(U) the sash around his waist.^(V)