Psalm 2

Common English Bible

Psalm 2

2 Why do the nations rant?
    Why do the peoples rave uselessly?
²The earth’s rulers take their stand;
    the leaders scheme together
    against the Lord and
    against his anointed one.
³        “Come!” they say.
        “We will tear off their ropes
        and throw off their chains!”
⁴The one who rules in heaven laughs;
    my Lord makes fun of them.
⁵But then God speaks to them angrily;
    then he terrifies them with his fury:
⁶        “I hereby appoint my king on Zion,
        my holy mountain!”

⁷I will announce the Lord’s decision:
    He said to me, “You are my son,
        today I have become your father.
⁸Just ask me,
    and I will make the nations your possession;
    the far corners of the earth will be your property.
⁹You will smash them with an iron rod;
    you will shatter them like a pottery jar.”

¹⁰So kings, wise up!
    Be warned, you rulers of the earth!
¹¹Serve the Lord reverently—
    trembling, ¹²kiss his feet^[a]
        or else he will become angry,
        and your way will be destroyed
    because his anger ignites in an instant.

But all who take refuge in the Lord are truly happy!

Footnotes

Psalm 2:12 Correction; Heb uncertain; MT rejoice with trembling, kiss the son (but with son in Aram, not Heb)

Psalm 110

Common English Bible

Psalm 110

Of David. A psalm.

110 What the Lord says to my master:
“Sit right beside me
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet!”

²May the Lord make your mighty scepter
    reach far from Zion!
    Rule over your enemies!
³Your people stand ready
    on your day of battle.
    “In holy grandeur, from the dawn’s womb, fight!^[a]
        Your youthful strength is like the dew itself.”
⁴The Lord has sworn a solemn pledge and won’t change his mind:
    “You are a priest forever in line with Melchizedek.”^[b]
⁵My master, by your strong hand,
    God has crushed kings on his day of wrath.^[c]

⁶God brings the nations to justice,
piling the dead bodies, crushing heads throughout the earth.
⁷God drinks from a stream along the way,
then holds his head up high.^[d]

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Footnotes

Psalm 110:3 Correction; or Go!; MT to you
Psalm 110:4 Or a rightful king by my decree
Psalm 110:5 Or My Lord (God), because of your (the king’s) strong hand, has crushed or The Lord is above your strong hand, crushing kings
Psalm 110:7 Heb uncertain