The kingsof the earthtaketheir standAnd the rulerstakecounseltogetherAgainstthe LORDand againstHis Anointed,saying,
The Lordis at Your righthand;He will shatterkingsin the dayof His wrath.
Nowtherefore, O kings,showdiscernment;Takewarning,O judgesof the earth.
You have lovedrighteousnessand hatedwickedness;ThereforeGod,Your God,has anointedYou With the oilof joyaboveYour fellows.
For, lo,the kingsassembledthemselves, They passedby together.
They saw[it], thenthey were amazed;They were terrified,they fledin alarm.
Rememberthis,O LORD,that the enemyhas reviled,And a foolishpeoplehas spurnedYour name.
Do not forgetthe voiceof Your adversaries,The uproarof those who riseagainst You which ascendscontinually.
The tentsof Edomand the Ishmaelites,Moaband the Hagrites;
"I have foundDavidMy servant;With My holyoilI have anointedhim,
and in the morningyou will seethe gloryof the LORD,for He hearsyour grumblingsagainstthe LORD;and whatare we, that you grumbleagainstus?"
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
The Spiritof the LordGODis upon me, Becausethe LORDhas anointedme To bringgood newsto the afflicted;He has sentme to bindup the brokenhearted,To proclaimlibertyto captivesAnd freedomto prisoners;
Thenwhen Herodsawthat he had been trickedby the magi,he became veryenraged,and sentand slewallthe male childrenwho were in Bethlehemand allits vicinity,from two years oldand under,accordingto the timewhichhe had determinedfrom the magi.
Thenthe chiefpriestsand the eldersof the peoplewere gathered togetherin the courtof the high priest,namedCaiaphas;
Nowthe chief priestsand the wholeCouncilkept trying to obtainfalse testimonyagainstJesus,sothat they might put Him to death.
Nowwhen morningcame,allthe chief priestsand the eldersof the peopleconferredtogether againstJesusto put Him to death;
Justat that timesomePhariseesapproached,sayingto Him, "Go away,leavehere,for Herodwantsto killYou."
He foundfirsthis ownbrotherSimonand saidto him, "We have foundthe Messiah"(whichtranslatedmeansChrist).
"He who hatesMe hatesMy Fatheralso.
"For He whomGodhas sentspeaksthe wordsof God;for He givesthe Spiritwithoutmeasure.
"[You know of] Jesusof Nazareth,howGodanointedHim with the HolySpiritand with power,and [how] He went aboutdoing goodand healingallwho were oppressedby the devil,for Godwas with Him.
and he fellto the groundand hearda voicesayingto him, "Saul,Saul,whyare you persecutingMe?"
"YOU HAVE LOVEDRIGHTEOUSNESSAND HATEDLAWLESSNESS;THEREFOREGOD,YOUR GOD,HAS ANOINTEDYOU WITH THE OILOF GLADNESSABOVEYOUR COMPANIONS."
