Why are the nations restless And the peoples plotting in vain?
Then I beat them fine like the dust before the wind; I emptied them out like the mud of the streets.
Though they intended evil against You And devised a plot, They will not succeed.
The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He raised His voice, the earth quaked.
The Lord of armies is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations.
Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The uproar of those who rise against You, which ascends continually.
They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones.
¶“Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; And listen, all remote places of the earth. Get ready, yet be shattered; Get ready, yet be shattered.
But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let’s kill him and take possession of his inheritance!’
For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and will be ridiculed, and abused, and spit upon,
And they were delighted, and agreed to give him money.
The crowd joined in an attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and proceeded to order them to be beaten with rods.
But when they heard this, they became infuriated and nearly decided to execute them.
These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.”