Psalms 2:8
Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the nations for thine inheritance, and the outermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
7I will tell of the decree. LORD said to me, Thou are my son, this day I have begotten thee.
9Thou shall break them with a rod of iron, thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Cross References
Psalms 72:8He shall also have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalms 89:27I also will make him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
John 17:4I glorified thee on the earth. I finished the work which thou have given me that I should do.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 2:8-10
The Triumphs of Messiah. 7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. We have heard what the kings of the earth have to say against Christ's kingdom, and have heard it gainsaid by him that sits in heaven; let us now hear what the… Read the whole commentary →