Astiterunt reges terrae, et principes convenerunt in unum, adversus Dominum et adversus Christum eius. Versus: Quare fremuerunt gentes, et populi meditati sunt inania? [Adversus Dominum] Source: Vulgate, Psalms 2 These lines from Psalm 2 are also quoted verbatim in the New Testament at Acts 4:25-26. Note that the sequence of the lines in the musical text as quoted here is different from the biblical order.