Psalms 2:8
Ask of Me, and I will give the nations for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
7I will tell of the decree: the LORD said unto me: 'Thou art My son, this day have I begotten thee.
9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.'
Cross References
Psalms 72:8May he have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River unto the ends of the earth.
Psalms 89:27(89-28) I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
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 →