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Psalm 2

Why are the nations so angry?
    Why do they waste their time with futile plans?

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Psalm 2

Why do the nations conspire[a]
    and the peoples plot(A) in vain?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage

25 you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying,

‘Why were the nations so angry?
    Why did they waste their time with futile plans?
26 The kings of the earth prepared for battle;
    the rulers gathered together
against the Lord
    and against his Messiah.’[a]

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  1. 4:25-26 Or his anointed one; or his Christ. Ps 2:1-2.

25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:(A)

“‘Why do the nations rage
    and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
against the Lord
    and against his anointed one.[a][b](B)

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  1. Acts 4:26 That is, Messiah or Christ
  2. Acts 4:26 Psalm 2:1,2

14 Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him.”

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14 They will wage war(A) against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over(B) them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings(C)—and with him will be his called, chosen(D) and faithful followers.”

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The nations are in chaos,
    and their kingdoms crumble!
God’s voice thunders,
    and the earth melts!

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Nations(A) are in uproar,(B) kingdoms(C) fall;
    he lifts his voice,(D) the earth melts.(E)

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11 Although they plot against you,
    their evil schemes will never succeed.

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11 Though they plot evil(A) against you
    and devise wicked schemes,(B) they cannot succeed.

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“Come,” they say, “let us wipe out Israel as a nation.
    We will destroy the very memory of its existence.”
Yes, this was their unanimous decision.
    They signed a treaty as allies against you—
these Edomites and Ishmaelites;
    Moabites and Hagrites;
Gebalites, Ammonites, and Amalekites;
    and people from Philistia and Tyre.
Assyria has joined them, too,
    and is allied with the descendants of Lot. Interlude

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“Come,” they say, “let us destroy(A) them as a nation,(B)
    so that Israel’s name is remembered(C) no more.”

With one mind they plot together;(D)
    they form an alliance against you—
the tents of Edom(E) and the Ishmaelites,
    of Moab(F) and the Hagrites,(G)
Byblos,(H) Ammon(I) and Amalek,(J)
    Philistia,(K) with the people of Tyre.(L)
Even Assyria(M) has joined them
    to reinforce Lot’s descendants.[a](N)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

38 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’

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38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir.(A) Come, let’s kill him(B) and take his inheritance.’(C)

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But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd.[a] Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers[b] instead and took them before the city council. “Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too.

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  1. 17:5 Or the city council.
  2. 17:6 Greek brothers; also in 17:10, 14.

But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(A) They rushed to Jason’s(B) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] But when they did not find them, they dragged(C) Jason and some other believers(D) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(E) have now come here,(F)

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  1. Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people

22 For it has been determined that the Son of Man[a] must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him.” 23 The disciples began to ask each other which of them would ever do such a thing.

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  1. 22:22 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.

22 The Son of Man(A) will go as it has been decreed.(B) But woe to that man who betrays him!” 23 They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.

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“Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified.
    Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
    Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!

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Raise the war cry,[a](A) you nations, and be shattered!(B)
    Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare(C) for battle, and be shattered!
    Prepare for battle, and be shattered!

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  1. Isaiah 8:9 Or Do your worst

42 I ground them as fine as dust in the wind.
    I swept them into the gutter like dirt.

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42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(A)
    I trampled them[a] like mud in the streets.

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  1. Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out

33 When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them.

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33 When they heard this, they were furious(A) and wanted to put them to death.

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32 He will be handed over to the Romans,[a] and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon.

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  1. 18:32 Greek the Gentiles.

32 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles.(A) They will mock him, insult him and spit on him;

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