Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him {are} called, and chosen, and faithful.

The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, {which} they are not able {to perform}.

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from {being} a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!

Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. {people and: or, people, yet}

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

When they heard {that}, they were cut {to the heart}, and took counsel to slay them.

For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:

And one of them, {named} Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

And when they heard {these sayings}, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great {is} Diana of the Ephesians.

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat {them}.

And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. {bringeth: Heb. maketh frustrate}

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue {that} shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This {is} the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness {is} of me, saith the LORD.

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, {which} they are not able {to perform}.

What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God {is} with us.

And the LORD said, Behold, the people {is} one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

And it shall come to pass in that day, {that} his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. {be taken...: Heb. remove}

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. {under a curse: or, with an oath of execration}

And he said unto them, These {are} the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and {in} the prophets, and {in} the psalms, concerning me.

Princes also did sit {and} speak against me: {but} thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this {man} to reign over us.

And thou Bethlehem, {in} the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. {rule: or, feed}

But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard {of it}, and went down to the hold.

And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. {destroy the earth: or, corrupt the earth}

Likewise also these {filthy} dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, these {are} the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

O ye sons of men, how long {will ye turn} my glory into shame? {how long} will ye love vanity, {and} seek after leasing? Selah.

The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard {those things}, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

For they speak against thee wickedly, {and} thine enemies take {thy name} in vain.

Which imagine mischiefs in {their} heart; continually are they gathered together {for} war.

Surely, shall {one} say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: {even} to him shall {men} come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. {Surely...: or, Surely he shall say of me, In the LORD is all righteousness and strength} {righteousness: Heb. righteousnesses}

Though I have bound {and} strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me. {have...: or, chastened}

Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, {indignation: or, envy}

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye {be} a great multitude, and {there are} with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.

Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, {as} fire, shall devour you.

Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, {Am} I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

And when all Israel {saw} that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and {we have} none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: {and} now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.

And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that {were} beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer {went} before them. {river: that is, Euphrates} {Shophach: also called, Shobach}

Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous {are they}, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. {government: or, dominion}

And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard {of it}, and went out against them.

Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,

And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use {them} despitefully, and to stone them,

Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. {accord: Heb. mouth}

Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

And conspired all of them together to come {and} to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. {to hinder...: Heb. to make an error to it}

Whosoever {he be} that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.

Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

Who {are} they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?

So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither {have we} inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

They only consult to cast {him} down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. {inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts}

Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me {to be} head of the heathen: a people {which} I knew not shall serve me.

Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually. {increaseth: Heb. ascendeth}

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

Did not Moses give you the law, and {yet} none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

Mine enemies reproach me all the day; {and} they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

After two days was {the feast of} the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put {him} to death.

And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

Thine arrows {are} sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; {whereby} the people fall under thee.