1. Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?
2. The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
3. "Let us tear their fetters apart And cast away their cords from us!"
4. He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them.
5. Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury, saying,