“I have installed my king(A)
    on Zion,(B) my holy mountain.(C)

I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;(D)
    today I have become your father.(E)
Ask me,
    and I will make the nations(F) your inheritance,(G)
    the ends of the earth(H) your possession.
You will break them with a rod of iron[a];(I)
    you will dash them to pieces(J) like pottery.(K)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:9 Or will rule them with an iron scepter (see Septuagint and Syriac)

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)

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11 May all kings bow down(A) to him
    and all nations serve(B) him.

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All the nations you have made
    will come(A) and worship(B) before you, Lord;
    they will bring glory(C) to your name.

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12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(A) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.(B)

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The Two Witnesses

11 I was given a reed like a measuring rod(A) and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers.

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