The entrance to Emperor Napoleon III’s Chapel,
Saint Mary’s Church, Chislehurst, Kent.
Note the wording of Psalm 2, Verse 10,
above the Arch (see, below).
“Et Nunc Reges Intellegite
Erudimini Qui Iudicatis Terram”.
“Be Wise Now Therefore, O Ye Kings:
Be Instructed, Ye Judges Of The Earth”.
The wording in Red (on the Left) reads:
“Cor Jesu Sacritissimum Miserere Nobis”.
“Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Have Mercy On Us”.
The wording in Red (on the Right) reads:
“Cor Mariæ Immaculatum Ora Pro Nobis”.
“Immaculate Heart Of Mary, Pray For Us”.
Psalm 2.
Westminster Cathedral Choir.
Available on YouTube
Lyrics.
Quare fremuerunt gentes et populi meditati sunt inania
Adstiterunt reges terrae et principes convenerunt in unum adversus Dominum et adversus christum eius diapsalma
Disrumpamus vincula eorum
et proiciamus a nobis iugum ipsorum
Qui habitat in caelis inridebit eos et Dominus subsannabit eos
Tunc loquetur ad eos in ira sua
et in furore suo conturbabit eos
Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super Sion
montem sanctum eius praedicans praeceptum eius
Dominus dixit ad me filius meus es tu ego hodie genui te
Postula a me et dabo tibi gentes hereditatem
tuam et possessionem tuam terminos terrae
Reges eos in virga ferrea tamquam vas figuli confringes eos
Et nunc reges intellegite erudimini qui iudicatis terram
Servite Domino in timore et exultate ei in tremore
Adprehendite disciplinam nequando
irascatur Dominus et pereatis de via iusta
Cum exarserit in brevi ira eius beati omnes qui confidunt in eo.
Psalm 2 in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, representing David thanking God, Who appears in a halo.
Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Folio 45v - The Messiah Dominions, the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France.
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Why do the heathen rage,
and the people imagine a vain thing ?
The Kings of the Earth set themselves,
and the Rulers take counsel together, against
the Lord, and against His Anointed, saying,
Let us break their bands asunder,
and cast away their cords from us.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh:
The Lord shall have them in derision.
Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath,
and vex them in His sore displeasure.
Yet have I set my King upon My Holy Hill of Zion.
I will declare the decree: The Lord hath said unto me:
Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten Thee.
Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen
for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts
of the Earth for Thy possession.
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;
Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a Potter’s vessel.
Be wise now therefore, O ye Kings:
Be instructed, ye Judges of the Earth.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish
from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.
The Book of Psalms.
The Psalms are called by the Hebrews “Tehillim”, that is, Hymns of Praise. The author of a great part of them, at least, was King David. But many are of the opinion that some of them were authored by Asaph, and others whose names
are prefixed in the titles.
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia, unless stated otherwise.
Psalm 2 is the second Psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: “Why do the heathen rage”. In Latin, it is known as “Quare fremuerunt gentes”.[1]
Psalm 2 does not identify its author with a superscription, but Acts 4:24–26 in the New Testament attributes it to King David.[2] According to the Talmud, Psalm 2 is a continuation of Psalm 1.
The Psalm is a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Liturgies, as well as Protestant Psalmody. It has often been set to music; George Frideric Handel set nine verses in Part II of his Messiah.
The Psalm is a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Liturgies, as well as Protestant Psalmody. It has often been set to music; George Frideric Handel set nine verses in Part II of his Messiah.
