{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-15T08:51:54.913Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":12},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"He that sits in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Yet have I set my king on my holy hill of Zion."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I will declare the decree: the LORD has said to me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Ask of me, and I shall give you the heathen for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 2 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 2](https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/2 (accessed 2026-06-15)."}}