{"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/asv/psalms/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:33:18.919Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":12},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed,'saying ,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure:"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 2 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 2](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/2 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}