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Psalm 2:1-2
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The Lord's Chosen King

1 (A) Why do the nations plot,[a]
and why do their people
    make useless plans?[b]
2 The kings of this earth
    have all joined together
to turn against the Lord
    and his chosen king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2.1 Why … plot: Or “Why are the nations restless?”
  2. 2.1 make useless plans: Or “grumble uselessly.”
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Psalm 2:1-2
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Psalm 2

1 Why do the nations conspire[a]
    and the peoples plot(A) in vain?
2 The kings(B) of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
    against the Lord and against his anointed,(C) saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage
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