Psalm of the Day                                                         Bread of Life                                                      25 December 2021

Psalm 2

₁Why do the | nations rage*

         and the peoples | plot in vain?

₂The kings of the earth set themselves,

         and the rulers take counsel to- | gether,*

         against the Lord and against his anointed, | saying,

₃“Let us burst their | bonds apart*

         and cast away their | cords from us.”

₄He who sits in the | heavens laughs;*

         the Lord holds them in de- | rision.

₅Then he will speak to them | in his wrath,*

         and terrify them in his fury, | saying,

₆“As for me, I have | set my King*

         on Zion, my | holy hill.”

₇I will tell of | the decree:*

The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;

         today I have be- | gotten you.

₈Ask of me, and I will make the nations your | heritage,*

         and the ends of the earth your pos- | session.

₉You shall break them with a | rod of iron*

         and dash them in pieces like a potter’s | vessel.”

₁₀Now therefore, O | kings, be wise;*

         be warned, O rulers | of the earth.

₁₁Serve the | Lord with fear,*

         and rejoice with | trembling.

₁₂Kiss the Son,

         lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

         for his wrath is quickly | kindled.*

Blessèd are all who take ref- | uge in him.