¹ Why^(A) do the nations rebel^[a](B)
and the peoples plot in vain?^(C)
2 The kings of the earth take their stand,^(D)
and the rulers conspire together
against the Lord and His Anointed One:^[b](E)
3 “Let us tear off their chains
and free ourselves from their restraints.”^[c](F)

¹⁵ He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.^(A)
16 His trouble comes back on his own head,
and his violence falls on the top of his head.^(B)

² In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.^(A)