Psalm 2:1-3
English Standard Version
The Reign of the Lord's Anointed
2 (A)Why do (B)the nations rage[a]
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his (C)Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us (D)burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 2:1 Or nations noisily assemble
Acts 4:25-27
English Standard Version
25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,[a] said by the Holy Spirit,
(A)“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and (B)the rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his (C)Anointed’[b]—
27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your (D)holy servant Jesus, (E)whom you anointed, both (F)Herod and (G)Pontius Pilate, along (H)with the Gentiles and (I)the peoples of Israel,
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