Psalms 2 (MSG)

¹Why the big noise, nations? Why the mean plots, peoples?

²Earth-leaders push for position, Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers:

³"Let's get free of God! Cast loose from Messiah!"

⁴Heaven-throned God breaks out laughing. At first he's amused at their presumption;

⁵Then he gets good and angry. Furiously, he shuts them up:

⁶"Don't you know there's a King in Zion? A coronation banquet Is spread for him on the holy summit."

⁷Let me tell you what God said next. He said, "You're my son, And today is your birthday.

⁸What do you want? Name it: Nations as a present? continents as a prize?

⁹You can command them all to dance for you, Or throw them out with tomorrow's trash."

¹⁰So, rebel-kings, use your heads; Upstart-judges, learn your lesson:

¹¹Worship God in adoring embrace, Celebrate in trembling awe.

¹²Kiss Messiah! Your very lives are in danger, you know; His anger is about to explode, But if you make a run for God—you won't regret it!