Psalm 2
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
Quare fremuerunt gentes?
1 Why do the heathen so furiously | rage to- | gether? ||
and why do the | 3 people im- | 3 agine a | vain thing? ||
2 The kings of the | earth stand | up, ||
and the rulers take counsel together against the | Lord, • and a- | gainst • his A- | nointed: ||
3 Let us break their | bonds a- | sunder, ||
and | cast a- | way their | cords • from us. ||
4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall | laugh • them to | scorn: ||
the | Lord shall | have them • in de- | rision. ||
5 Then shall he speak unto 3 them | in his | wrath, ||
and | vex them • in his | sore dis- | pleasure: ||
6 Yet have I | set my | King ||
upon my | holy | hill of | Sion. ||
7 I will preach the law, whereof the | Lord hath | said un•to me, ||
Thou art my | Son, this | day have • I be- | gotten • thee. ||
7 I will rehearse the decree; the | Lord hath | said un•to me, ||
Thou art my | Son, this | day have • I be- | gotten • thee. ||
8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the | heathen for • thine in- | heri•tance, ||
and the utmost parts of the | earth for | thy pos- | session. ||
8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the | nations for • thine in- | heri•tance, ||
and the utmost parts of the | earth for | thy pos- | session. ||
9 Thou shalt bruise them with a | rod of | iron, ||
and break them in | pieces • like a | potter’s | vessel. ||
10 Be wise now therefore, | O ye | kings; ||
be learned, | 3 ye that • are | judges • of the | earth. ||
10 Be wise now therefore, | O ye | kings; ||
be instructed, | 3 ye that • are | judges • of the | earth. ||
11 Serve the | Lord in | fear, ||
and re- | joice • unto | him with | rever•ence. ||
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye | perish • from the | right way, ||
if his wrath be kindled, yea but a little. * Blessed are | all • they that | put their | trust in • him. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
