| English Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? | 1Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot? |
| 2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, | 2As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say, |
| 3“Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” | 3"Let us tear off their shackles from us, and cast off their chains." |
| 4He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. | 4He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. |
| 5Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, | 5In his anger he rebukes them, and in his wrath he terrifies them: |
| 6“As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” | 6"I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain." |
| 7I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you. | 7Let me announce the decree of the LORD that he told me: "You are my son, today I have become your father. |
| 8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. | 8Ask of me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession. |
| 9You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” | 9You will break them with an iron rod, you will shatter them like pottery." |
| 10Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. | 10Therefore, kings, act wisely! Earthly rulers, be warned! |
| 11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. | 11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. |
| 12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. | 12Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. |
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