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Psalms 2:8
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Ask of me,and I will make the nations your inheritanceand the ends of the earth your possession.
Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, The uttermost parts of the eretz for your possession.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
If you ask me, I will give you the nations; all the people on earth will be yours.
Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.
'Ask of Me, and I will assuredly give [You] the nations as Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth as Your possession.
'Ask it of Me, and I will certainly give the nations as Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth as Your possession.
Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, The uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
Aske of me, and I shall giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the endes of the earth for thy possession.
Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance,And the ends of the earth as Your possession.
Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
Ask me for the nations, and every nation on earth will belong to you.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance; the whole wide world will be your possession.
Ask of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth:
If you ask, I will give you the nations. Everyone on earth will be yours.
Ask of me, and I shall give you the heathen for your inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for your dominion.
Ask, and I will give you all the nations; the whole earth will be yours.
Ask from me and I will make the nations your heritage, and your possession the ends of the earth.
Ask of Me, and I will give the nations as Your inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the earth as Your possession.
Desyre off me, and I shall geue the the Heithen for thine enheritaunce, Yee the vttemost partes of the worlde for thy possession.
Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Make 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.
Ask of Me, and I will give the nations for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.
Aske of me, and I shall giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the vttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Desire of me, and I wyll geue thee the heathen for thyne inheritaunce: and the vttermost partes of the earth for thy possession.
Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.
Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Axe thou of me, and Y schal yyue to thee hethene men thin eritage; and thi possessioun the termes of erthe.
Ask of me, and I will give [you] the nations for your inheritance; And for your possession, the uttermost parts of the earth.
Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the heathen [for] thy inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession.
Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession.
Ask of Me, and I will give the nations for you to own. The ends of the earth will belong to You.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth:
Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
Ask of Me and I give nations -- thy inheritance, And thy possession -- the ends of earth.
‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ask: John 17:4, John 17:5
and I: Psalms 22:27, Psalms 72:8, Daniel 7:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 22:17 - thy seed Leviticus 25:44 - General Joshua 10:24 - put your feet 2 Samuel 22:44 - head Psalms 9:5 - rebuked Psalms 21:2 - General Psalms 65:8 - in the Psalms 67:4 - govern Psalms 82:8 - thou Psalms 89:25 - I will Psalms 96:10 - the Lord Psalms 110:2 - rule Psalms 111:6 - that he Song of Solomon 8:8 - what Isaiah 2:2 - and all Isaiah 9:7 - the increase Isaiah 24:16 - uttermost part Isaiah 25:11 - he shall bring Isaiah 40:10 - his arm Isaiah 49:8 - to cause Isaiah 53:12 - will I Jeremiah 12:17 - if Ezekiel 19:11 - she had Ezekiel 45:7 - General Daniel 2:34 - which Joel 3:12 - for Micah 5:8 - as a lion Zephaniah 2:11 - and men Zechariah 9:10 - his dominion Zechariah 14:17 - that Matthew 22:44 - till Luke 20:14 - the heir Luke 20:16 - destroy John 3:35 - and John 11:22 - God will give it thee Acts 2:35 - thy foes Romans 4:13 - For the 1 Corinthians 15:28 - all things Hebrews 1:4 - by Revelation 2:27 - he shall Revelation 7:9 - a great Revelation 10:2 - he set Revelation 12:10 - the power Revelation 17:14 - the Lamb shall
Cross-References
The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.
And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar.
Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?
For the LORD will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.
Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants.
You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to hell together with those who descend into the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the depths of the earth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ask of me,.... Jehovah is either here again introduced speaking, or these words are a continuation of the Son's account of what his Father said unto him; which do not suppose any superiority in the one, or inferiority in the other; but are only expressive of the Father's great respect and affection for his Son, as such a way of speaking among men shows, Esther 5:3; and of the great interest the Son had in his Father, who could ask nothing but he had it; and shows the perfect harmony, agreement, and unity between them: see 1 Kings 3:5; Christ, in the council and covenant of grace and peace, asked many things of his Father, which were granted; he asked for the persons of all the elect to be his bride and spouse, and his heart's desire was given him, and the request of his lips was not withheld from him: he asked for all the blessings of grace for them; for spiritual life here, and eternal life hereafter; and all were given him, and put into his hands for them, Psalms 20:2; and here it is promised him,
and I shall give [thee] the Heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession; by "the Heathen", and "the uttermost parts of the earth", are meant God's elect among the Gentiles, and who live in the distant parts of the world; which are Christ's other sheep, the Father has given to him as his portion, and whom he has made his care and charge: as if it was not enough that he should be King of Zion, or have the government over his chosen ones among the Jews, he commits into his hands the Gentiles also; see
Isaiah 49:6; and these are given him as his inheritance and possession, as his portion, to be enjoyed by him; and who esteems them as such, and reckons them a goodly heritage, and a peculiar treasure, his jewels, and the apple of his eye. These words respect the calling of the Gentiles under the Gospel dispensation; and the amplitude of Christ's kingdom in all the earth, which shall be from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the ends of the earth.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ask of me - That is, of God. This is a part of the “decree” or purpose, as mentioned in Psalms 2:7. That decree embraced not only the design to constitute him as his Son, in the sense that he was to be king in Zion, but also the purpose to give him a dominion embracing “the heathen” and “the uttermost parts of the earth.” This wide dominion was to be given him on condition that he would “ask” for it, thus keeping up the idea that Yahweh, as such, is the great source of authority and empire, and that the Messiah, as such occupies a rank subordinate to him. This relation of the Father and Son is everywhere recognized in the New Testament. As we may be sure that the Messiah will ask for this, it follows that the world will yet be brought under his scepter. It may be added that as this wide dominion is promised to the Messiah only on condition that he “asks” for it or prays for it, much more is it true that we can hope for this and for no favor from God, unless we seek it by earnest prayer.
And I shall give thee - I will give thee. That is, he would ultimately give him this possession. No time is specified when it would be done, and the prophecy will be fulfilled if it shall be accomplished in any period of the history of the world.
The heathen - The nations (notes, Psalms 2:1); that is, the world. In the time of the writer of the psalm, the world would be spoken of as divided into Hebrews and other nations; the people of God and foreigners. The same division is often referred to in the New Testament under the terms Jew and Gentile, as the Greeks divided all the world into Greeks and barbarians. The word would now embrace all the nations which are not under the influence of the true religion.
For thine inheritance - Thy heritage; thy portion as my Son. There is an allusion here to the fact that he had constituted him as his Son, and hence, it was proper to speak of him as the heir of all things. See the notes at Hebrews 1:4.
And the uttermost parts of the earth - The farthest regions of the world. This promise would properly embrace all the world as then known, as it is now known, as it shall be hereafter known.
For thy possession - That is, as king. This, on the earth, was be to his possession as the Son of Yahweh, constituted as king. It may be remarked here,
(a) that this can have its fulfillment only in the Lord Jesus Christ. It was not true of David nor of any other Hebrew monarch that he had conceded to him, in fact, any such possession. Their dominions extended, at any time, but little beyond the bounds of Palestine, and embraced a very limited part of the earth - but a small territory, even as compared with many then existing kingdoms. The phrase used here could never have been applied to the limited and narrow country of Palestine.
(b) The promise is to be understood as still in full force. It has never been cancelled or recalled, and though its fulfillment has seemed to be long delayed, yet as no time was specified, its spirit and meaning have not been disregarded. Events have shown that it was not intended that it should be speedily accomplished; and events, when no time is specified, should be allowed to be interpreters of the original meaning of the prophecy.
(c) The promise will yet be fulfilled. It is evidently supposed in the promise that the Messiah would ask for this; and it is solemnly affirmed that if he did, this wide inheritance would be granted to him. The world, then, is to be regarded as given by covenant to the Son of God, and in due time he will set up his dominion over the earth, and rule over mankind. The period is coming when the actual scepter swayed over the nations of the earth will be that of the Son of God, and when his right to give laws and to reign will be acknowledged from the rising to the setting sun. This is the only thing in the future that is certainly known to us, and this is enough to make everything in that future bright.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 2:8. Ask of me, and I shall give thee — Here a second branch of Christ's office as Saviour 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.
