Psalms 2:8

Ask it of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the uttermost ends of the earth.

Leeser Tanakh

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

7I will announce the decree, the Lord hath said unto me, “My son art thou: I have indeed this day begotten thee.

9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; like a potter's vessel shalt thou dash them in pieces.”

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Cross References

Psalms 72:8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Psalms 89:27(89:28) Also I will appoint my first-born, the highest among 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 →

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