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Psalm 2:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 2:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 “Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast their cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord has them in derision.(A)
5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath
and terrify them in his fury, saying,(B)
Psalm 2:3-5
King James Version
Psalm 2:3-5
King James Version
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
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Psalm 2:3-5
New King James Version
Psalm 2:3-5
New King James Version
3 “Let (A)us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens (B)shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
Psalm 2:3-5
English Standard Version
Psalm 2:3-5
English Standard Version
3 “Let us (A)burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He who (B)sits in the heavens (C)laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his (D)wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
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