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Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?
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The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
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"Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us."
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He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision.
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Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:
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"Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion."
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"I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.
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Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
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You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel.' "