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Psalm 2

1  Why are the nations in tumult, ♦︎
   and why do the peoples devise a vain plot?
2  The kings of the earth rise up,
      and the rulers take counsel together, ♦︎
   against the Lord and against his anointed:
3  ‘Let us break their bonds asunder ♦︎
   and cast away their cords from us.’
4  He who dwells in heaven shall laugh them to scorn; ♦︎
   the Lord shall have them in derision.
5  Then shall he speak to them in his wrath ♦︎
   and terrify them in his fury:
6  ‘Yet have I set my king ♦︎
   upon my holy hill of Zion.’
7  I will proclaim the decree of the Lord; ♦︎
   he said to me: ‘You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.
8  ‘Ask of me and I will give you the nations for your inheritance ♦︎
   and the ends of the earth for your possession.
9  ‘You shall break them with a rod of iron ♦︎
   and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.’
10  Now therefore be wise, O kings; ♦︎
   be prudent, you judges of the earth.
11  Serve the Lord with fear, and with trembling kiss his feet, ♦︎
   lest he be angry and you perish from the way,
      for his wrath is quickly kindled.
12  Happy are all they ♦︎
   who take refuge in him.

Psalm 110

1  The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at my right hand, ♦︎
   until I make your enemies your footstool.’
2  May the Lord stretch forth the sceptre of your power; ♦︎
   rule from Zion in the midst of your enemies.
3  ‘Noble are you on this day of your birth; ♦︎
   on the holy mountain, from the womb of the dawn
      the dew of your new birth is upon you.’
4  The Lord has sworn and will not retract: ♦︎
   ‘You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.’
5  The king at your right hand, O Lord, ♦︎
   shall smite down kings in the day of his wrath.
6  In all his majesty, he shall judge among the nations, ♦︎
   smiting heads over all the wide earth.
7  He shall drink from the brook beside the way; ♦︎
   therefore shall he lift high his head.

Psalm 149

1  Alleluia.
      O sing to the Lord a new song; ♦︎
   sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful.
2  Let Israel rejoice in their maker; ♦︎
   let the children of Zion be joyful in their king.
3  Let them praise his name in the dance; ♦︎
   let them sing praise to him with timbrel and lyre.
4  For the Lord has pleasure in his people ♦︎
   and adorns the poor with salvation.
5  Let the faithful be joyful in glory; ♦︎
   let them rejoice in their ranks,
6  With the praises of God in their mouths ♦︎
   and a two-edged sword in their hands;
7  To execute vengeance on the nations ♦︎
   and punishment on the peoples;
8  To bind their kings in chains ♦︎
   and their nobles with fetters of iron;
9  To execute on them the judgement decreed: ♦︎
   such honour have all his faithful servants.
      Alleluia.