“But as for Me, I have [a]installed (A)My King
Upon Zion, (B)My holy mountain.”

“I will surely tell of the [b]decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are (C)My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
‘Ask of Me, and (D)I will surely give (E)the [c]nations as Your inheritance,
And the very (F)ends of the earth as Your possession.
‘You shall [d](G)break them with a [e]rod of iron,
You shall (H)shatter them like [f]earthenware.’”

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  1. Psalm 2:6 Or consecrated
  2. Psalm 2:7 Or decree: The Lord said to Me
  3. Psalm 2:8 Or Gentiles
  4. Psalm 2:9 Another reading is rule
  5. Psalm 2:9 Or scepter or staff
  6. Psalm 2:9 Lit potter’s ware

May he also rule (A)from sea to sea
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
[a]Let (B)the nomads of the desert (C)bow before him,
And his enemies (D)lick the dust.
10 [b]Let the kings of (E)Tarshish and of the [c](F)islands bring presents;
The kings of (G)Sheba and (H)Seba (I)offer [d]gifts.
11 [e]And let all (J)kings bow down before him,
All (K)nations serve him.

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  1. Psalm 72:9 Or The nomads...will bow
  2. Psalm 72:10 Or The kings...will bring
  3. Psalm 72:10 Or coastlands
  4. Psalm 72:10 Or tribute
  5. Psalm 72:11 Or All kings will bow down

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

42 (A)Behold, My (B)Servant, whom I [a]uphold;
My (C)chosen one in whom My (D)soul delights.
I have put My (E)Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth (F)justice to the [b]nations.

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  1. Isaiah 42:1 Or hold fast
  2. Isaiah 42:1 Or Gentiles

“He will not be (A)disheartened or crushed
Until He has established justice in the earth;
And the (B)coastlands will wait expectantly for His [a]law.”

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  1. Isaiah 42:4 Or instruction

He says, “It is too [a]small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the (A)preserved ones of Israel;
I will also make You a (B)light [b]of the nations
So that My salvation may [c]reach to the (C)end of the earth.”

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  1. Isaiah 49:6 Lit light
  2. Isaiah 49:6 Or to
  3. Isaiah 49:6 Lit be