Psalms 2:8

Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your possessions—the whole earth will belong to you.

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In The King James Version

Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

In Context

7“I will proclaim the Lord's decree,” says the king. “He told me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your father.

9You will break them with a rod of iron, smashing them like pottery.’”

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Cross References

Psalms 72:8May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.

Psalms 89:27I will also make him my first-born son, the highest of the kings of the earth.

John 17:4I have brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to 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 →

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