Psalms 2:8
Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7Let me tell of a decree,—Yahweh, hath said unto me, My son, thou art, I, to-day, have begotten thee:
Cross References
Psalms 72:8So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River [="Euphrates"] unto the ends of the earth;
Psalms 89:27Yea, I, will appoint him, firstborn, Most High to the kings of the earth!
John 17:4I, glorified thee on the earth, The work, finishing, which thou hast given me that I should 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 →