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Why do the nations rage, And the peoples plot a vain thing?
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The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Yahweh, and against his anointed, saying,
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"Let us break their bonds apart, And cast away their cords from us."
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He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
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Then he will speak to them in his anger, And terrify them in his wrath: