⁴ He who sits in the heavens laughs;
    the Lord has them in derision.
⁵ Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
    and terrify them in his fury, saying,
⁶ ‘I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill.’

⁷ I will tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, ‘You are my son;
    today I have begotten you.
⁸ Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
    and the ends of the earth 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, O kings, be wise;
    be warned, O rulers of the earth.
¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear,
    with trembling ¹² kiss his feet,^[a]
or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way;
    for his wrath is quickly kindled.

Happy are all who take refuge in him.

⁴ I do not sit with the worthless,
    nor do I consort with hypocrites;
⁵ I hate the company of evildoers,
    and will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I wash my hands in innocence,
    and go around your altar, O Lord,
⁷ singing aloud a song of thanksgiving,
    and telling all your wondrous deeds.

⁸ O Lord, I love the house in which you dwell,
    and the place where your glory abides.
⁹ Do not sweep me away with sinners,
    nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
¹⁰ those in whose hands are evil devices,
    and whose right hands are full of bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I walk in my integrity;
    redeem me, and be gracious to me.
¹² My foot stands on level ground;
    in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.