Psalms 2:8
Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
In Context
7I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.
9You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
Cross References
Psalms 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalms 89:27I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
John 17:4I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished 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 →