I beat my enemies to pieces.\par They were like dust\par blowing in the wind.\par I crushed them into small pieces.\par
Psalm 2:1 - Easy To Read Version Why are the people from other nations\par so angry?\par Why are they making foolish plans?\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Why do the heathen rage, And the people imagine a vain thing? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition WHY DO the nations assemble with commotion [uproar and confusion of voices], and why do the people imagine (meditate upon and devise) an empty scheme? American Standard Version (1901) Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing? Common English Bible Why do the nations rant? Why do the peoples rave uselessly? Catholic Public Domain Version Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Why have the Gentiles raged and the people devised vain things? |
I beat my enemies to pieces.\par They were like dust\par blowing in the wind.\par I crushed them into small pieces.\par
Why? Because those people planned\par bad things against you, Lord.\par They planned to do bad things,\par but they didn’t succeed.\par
The nations will shake with fear,\par those kingdoms will fall\par when the Lord shouts,\par and the earth crumbles.\par
The Lord All-Powerful is with us.\par The God of Jacob is our place of safety.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [282]})\i0 \par
My Master, I praise you to everyone.\par I sing songs of praise about you to every nation.\par
Don’t forget the shouts of your enemies.\par They insulted you again and again.\par
They make secret plans against\par your people.\par Your enemies are discussing plans\par against the people you love.\par
All you nations, prepare for war!\par You will be defeated.\par Listen, all you faraway countries!\par Prepare for battle!\par You will be defeated.\par
“But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the owner’s son. This vineyard will be his. If we kill him, then it will be ours!’
His people will turn against him and give him to the non-Jewish people. {\cf2\super [295]} The non-Jews will laugh at him, insult him, and spit on him.
The priests were very happy about this. They promised to give Judas money \{if he would give Jesus to them\}.
The people were against Paul and Silas. Then the leaders tore the clothes of Paul and Silas and told some men to beat Paul and Silas with rods.
The Jewish leaders heard these words. They became very angry. They began to plan a way to kill the apostles. {\cf2\super [101]}
They will make war against the Lamb. But the Lamb will defeat them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. He will defeat them with his chosen and faithful followers—the people that he has called.”