1 Waarom woel die nasies en bedink die volke nietige dinge?
2 Die konings van die aarde staan gereed, en die vorste hou saam raad teen die HERE en teen sy Gesalfde en sê:
3 Laat ons hulle bande stukkend ruk en hulle toue van ons afwerp!
4 Hy wat in die hemel woon, lag; die Here spot met hulle.
5 Dan sal Hy hulle aanspreek in sy toorn, en in sy grimmigheid sal Hy hulle verskrik:
6 Ek tog het my Koning gesalf oor Sion, my heilige berg.
7 Ek wil vertel van die besluit: Die HERE het aan My gesê: U is my Seun, vandag het Ek self U gegenereer.
8 Eis van My, en Ek wil nasies gee as u erfdeel en die eindes van die aarde as u besitting.
9 U sal hulle verpletter met 'n ysterstaf, U sal hulle stukkend slaan soos 'n erdepot.
10 Wees dan nou verstandig, o konings; laat julle waarsku, o regters van die aarde!
11 Dien die HERE met vrees, en juig met bewing.
12 Kus die Seun, dat Hy nie toornig word en julle op die weg vergaan nie; want gou kan sy toorn ontvlam. Welgeluksalig is almal wat by Hom skuil!
1 Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
2 The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,
3 Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.
4 Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.
5 Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:
6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.
8 Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.
9 They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.
10 So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.
11 Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,
12 For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.