2 (E) REBELLIOUS MAN. (Repeated Alternation.)
| E | E | 1-3 | Mankind. Speaking. | ||
| 1. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? | |||||
| 2. The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, | |||||
| 3. Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. | |||||
| F | 4,5 | Jehovah. Fig. Chleuasmos. Ap.6 | |||
| 4. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision. | |||||
| 5. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. | |||||
| G | 6-9 | The Son. His rule. | |||
| 6. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. | |||||
| 7. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. | |||||
| 8. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. | |||||
| 9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. | |||||
| E | 10 | Mankind. Spoken to. | |||
| 10. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. | |||||
| F | 11 | Jehovah. Fig. Apostrophe. Ap.6 | |||
| 11. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. | |||||
| G | 12 | The Son. His Judgement. | |||
| 12. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. |