The Reign of the Lord's Anointed

¹rWhy do sthe nations rage1

and the peoples plot in vain?

²The kings of the earth set themselves,

and the rulers take counsel together,

against the Lord and against his tAnointed, saying,

³“Let us uburst their bonds apart

and cast away their cords from us.”

⁴He who vsits in the heavens wlaughs;

the Lord holds them in derision.

⁵Then he will speak to them in his xwrath,

and terrify them in his fury, saying,

⁶“As for me, I have yset my King

on zZion, my aholy hill.”

⁷I will tell of the decree:

The Lord said to me, b“You are my Son;

today I have begotten you.

⁸Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and cthe ends of the earth your possession.

⁹You shall dbreak2 them with ea rod of iron

and dash them in pieces like fa potter's vessel.”

¹⁰Now therefore, O kings, be wise;

be warned, O rulers of the earth.

¹¹gServe the Lord with hfear,

and irejoice with htrembling.

¹²jKiss kthe Son,

lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

for his lwrath is quickly kindled.

mBlessed are all who take refuge in him.

Save Me, O My God

A Psalm of David, nwhen he fled from Absalom his son.

¹O Lord, ohow many are my foes!

Many are prising against me;

²many are saying of my soul,

q“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah1

³But you, O Lord, are ra shield sabout me,

my glory, and tthe lifter of my head.

⁴I ucried aloud to the Lord,

and he vanswered me from his wholy hill. Selah

⁵I xlay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

⁶I ywill not be afraid of many thousands of people

who have zset themselves against me all around.

⁷aArise, O Lord!

Save me, O my God!

For you bstrike all my enemies on the cheek;

you cbreak the teeth of the wicked.

⁸dSalvation belongs to the Lord;

your blessing be on your people! Selah

Answer Me When I Call

To the echoirmaster: with estringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

¹Answer me when I call, O God of my frighteousness!

You have ggiven me relief when I was in distress.

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

²O men,1 how long shall my honor be turned into shame?

How long will you love vain words and seek after hlies? Selah

³But know that the Lord has iset apart jthe godly for himself;

the Lord hears when I call to him.

⁴kBe angry,2 and do not sin;

lponder in your own hearts mon your beds, and be silent. Selah

⁵Offer nright sacrifices,

and put your otrust in the Lord.

⁶There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?

pLift up qthe light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

⁷You have put rmore joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and wine abound.

⁸In peace I will both slie down and sleep;

for you alone, O Lord, make me tdwell in safety.