2:4. He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them: and the Lord shall deride them. 2:5. Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his rage. 2:6. But I am appointed king by him over Sion, his holy mountain, preaching his commandment. 2:7. The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. 2:8. Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession. 2:9. Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, and shalt break them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 2:10. And now, O ye kings, understand: receive instruction, you that judge the earth. 2:11. Serve ye the Lord with fear: and rejoice unto him with trembling. 2:12. Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you perish from the just way. 2:13. When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time, blessed are all they that trust in him. Psalms Chapter 3 Domine, quid multiplicati. The prophet's danger and delivery from his son Absalom: mystically, the passion and resurrection of Christ. 3:1. The psalm of David when he fled from the face of his son Absalom. 3:2. Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God. 3:4. But thou, O Lord, art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head. 3:5. I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill. 3:6. I have slept and have taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me. 3:7. I will not fear thousands of the people surrounding me: arise, O Lord; save me, O my God. 3:8. For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners. 3:9. Salvation is of the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people. Psalms Chapter 4 Cum invocarem. The prophet teacheth us to flee to God in tribulation, with confidence in him. 4:1. Unto the end, in verses. A psalm for David. Unto the end. . .Or, as St. Jerome renders it, victori, to him that overcometh: which some understand of the chief musician; to whom they suppose the psalms, which bear that title, were given to be sung: we rather understand the psalms thus inscribed to refer to Christ, who is the end of the law, and the great conqueror of death and hell, and to the New Testament.--Ibid. In verses, in carminibus. . .In the Hebrew, it is neghinoth, supposed by some to be a musical instrument, with which this psalm was to be sung.--Ibid. For David, or to David. . .That is, inspired to David himself, or to be sung. 4:2. When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: when I was in distress, thou hast enlarged me. Have mercy on me: and hear my prayer. 4:3. O ye sons of men, how long will you be dull of heart? why do you love vanity, and seek after lying? 4:4. Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him.