Psalms 2 · Verse 8

Psalms 2:8

Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 2:8, King James Version

Psalms 2:8 in other translations

BSBAsk Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
WEBAsk of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
ASVAsk of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
YLTAsk of Me and I give nations--thy inheritance, And thy possession--the ends of earth.
DARBYAsk of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth:
BBEMake your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.
WebsterAsk of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thy inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

What does Psalms 2:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. The hopes of the rebels are thus overthrown, and not only so; the kingdom they opposed is destined to be coextensive with the earth. heathen--or, "nations" (Psa 2:1). and the uttermost parts of the earth--(Psa 22:27); denotes universality.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee - Here a second branch of Christ's office as Savior of the world is referred to; viz., his mediatorial office. Having died as an atoning sacrifice, and risen again from the dead, he was now to make intercession for mankind; and in virtue and on account of what he had done and suffered, he was, at his request, to have the nations for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession. He was to become supreme Lord in the mediatorial kingdom; in consequence of which he sent his apostles throughout the habitable globe to preach the Gospel to every man.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 2:7-9

The kingdom of the Messiah is founded upon an eternal decree of God the Father. This our Lord Jesus often referred to, as what he governed himself by. God hath said unto him, Thou art my Son, and it becomes each of us to say to him, Thou art my Lord, my Sovereign'. The Son, in asking the heathen for his inheritance, desires their happiness in him; so that he pleads for them, ever lives to do so, and is able to save…

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Psalms 2:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שְׁאַ֤לshe.'AlaskH7592
מִמֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.nifrom meH4480
וְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.Nahso let me makeH5414
ג֭וֹיִםGo.yimnationsH1471
נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khainheritance yourH5159
וַ֝אֲחֻזָּתְךָ֗va.'a.chu.za.te.khaand possession yourH272
אַפְסֵי\־'af.sei-[the] ends ofH657
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earthH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 2:8

  • Psalms 22:27

    All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

  • Psalms 89:27

    Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

  • Psalms 72:8

    He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

  • John 17:4-5

    I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

  • Daniel 7:13

    I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ask.
Joh 17:4,5
and I.
22:27; 72:8; Da 7:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 2:7

    I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

  • Psalms 2:8

    Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

  • Psalms 2:9

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

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Psalms 2:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pídeme, y te daré por heredad las gentes, y por posesión tuya los términos de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Demande-moi, et je te donnerai les nations pour héritage, et, pour ta possession, les bouts de la terre;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Fordere von mir, und ich will dir zum Erbteil geben die Nationen, und zum Besitztum die Enden der Erde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Postula a me, et dabo tibi gentes hæreditatem tuam, et possessionem tuam terminos terræ.