Book of Common Prayer

⁴ He who sits in the heavens laughs;
    the Lord has them in derision.
⁵ Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
    and terrify them in his fury, saying,
⁶ “I have set my king
    on Zion, my holy hill.”

⁷ I will tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, “You are my son,
    today I have begotten you.
⁸ Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
    and the ends of the earth your possession.
⁹ You shall break them with a rod of iron,
    and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

¹⁰ Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
    be warned, O rulers of the earth.
¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear,
    with trembling ¹² kiss his feet,^[b]
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way;
    for his wrath is quickly kindled.

Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

⁴ Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
    and put away thy indignation toward us!
⁵ Wilt thou be angry with us for ever?
    Wilt thou prolong thy anger to all generations?
⁶ Wilt thou not revive us again,
    that thy people may rejoice in thee?
⁷ Show us thy steadfast love, O Lord,
    and grant us thy salvation.

⁸ Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
    for he will speak peace to his people,
    to his saints, to those who turn to him in their hearts.^[a]
9 Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him,
    that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰ Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet;
    righteousness and peace will kiss each other.
¹¹ Faithfulness will spring up from the ground,
    and righteousness will look down from the sky.
¹² Yea, the Lord will give what is good,
    and our land will yield its increase.
¹³ Righteousness will go before him,
    and make his footsteps a way.

² The Lord sends forth from Zion
    your mighty scepter.
    Rule in the midst of your foes!
³ Your people will offer themselves freely
    on the day you lead your host
    upon the holy mountains.^[b]
From the womb of the morning
    like dew your youth^[c] will come to you.
⁴ The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest for ever
    after the order of Melchiz′edek.”

⁵ The Lord is at your right hand;
    he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
⁶ He will execute judgment among the nations,
    filling them with corpses;
he will shatter chiefs^[d]
    over the wide earth.
⁷ He will drink from the brook by the way;
    therefore he will lift up his head.

⁶ Lo, we heard of it in Eph′rathah,
    we found it in the fields of Ja′ar.
⁷ “Let us go to his dwelling place;
    let us worship at his footstool!”

⁸ Arise, O Lord, and go to thy resting place,
    thou and the ark of thy might.
⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness,
    and let thy saints shout for joy.
¹⁰ For thy servant David’s sake
    do not turn away the face of thy anointed one.

¹¹ The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body
    I will set on your throne.
¹² If your sons keep my covenant
    and my testimonies which I shall teach them,
their sons also for ever
    shall sit upon your throne.”

¹³ For the Lord has chosen Zion;
    he has desired it for his habitation:
¹⁴ “This is my resting place for ever;
    here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provisions;
    I will satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁶ Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
    and her saints will shout for joy.
¹⁷ There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
    I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
¹⁸ His enemies I will clothe with shame,
    but upon himself his crown will shed its luster.”