Psalms 2:8
Only ask, and I make you the heir of the nations, and lord of the world to its utmost bounds.
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In Context
7I will tell of the Lord’s decree. He said to me: “You are my son, this day I became your father.
9You will break them with sceptre of iron, shatter them like pottery.”
Cross References
Psalms 72:8May he reign from ocean to ocean, from the river to the ends of the earth.
Psalms 89:27And I will make him my firstborn, highest of kings on the earth.
John 17:4I have honored you on earth by completing the work which you have given 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 →