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CHAP. II.

1 The kingdome of Christ. 10 Kings are exhorted to accept it.

¹ Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vaine thing?¹

² The Kings of the earth set themselues, and the rulers take counsell together, against the Lord, and against his Anoynted, saying,

Christs kingdome.

³ Let vs breake their bandes asunder, and cast away their cords from vs.

⁴ Hee that sitteth in the heauens shal laugh: the Lord shall haue them in derision.⁴

⁵ Then shall hee speake vnto them in his wrath, and vexe them in his sore displeasure.⁵

⁶ Yet haue I set my King vpon my holy hill of Sion.⁶

⁷ I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said vnto mee, Thou art my sonne, this day haue I begotten thee.⁷

⁸ Aske of me, and I shall giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the vttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.⁸

⁹ Thou shalt breake them with a rod of iron, thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters vessell.⁹

¹⁰ Bee wise now therefore, O yee Kings: be instructed ye Iudges of the earth.

¹¹ Serue the Lord with feare, and reioyce with trembling.

¹² Kisse the Sonne 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.¹²

Psalms Chapter 2 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):

¹ Acts.4. 25. , Or, tumultuously assemble? , Hebr. meditate.
⁴ Prou.1. 26.
⁵ Or, trouble.
⁶ Hebr. anointed. , Hebr. vpon Sion, the hill of my Holinesse.
⁷ Acts.13. 33. heb.1. 5. , Or, for a decree.
⁸ Psal.72. 8.
⁹ Apoc.2. 27. and 19. 15.
¹² Prou.16. 20. isa.30. 18. iere.17.7. rom.9.33 and 10.11. 1.pet.2.6.

* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania