Psalms 2:8 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 2:8

Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

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ASV

Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 13:5 (253)

It may perhaps be a dogma of some kind that no one receives a divine gift who does not request it. The Father, indeed, through the psalm, urges the Savior to ask that it may be given to him, as the Son teaches us when he says, "The Lord said to me, You are my son; ask from me, and I will give you the Gentiles as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your possession." And the Savior says, "Ask and it will be given to you … for everyone who asks receives."

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

"Ask of me." It was a custom among great kings, to give to favoured ones whatever they might ask. (See Esther 5:6; Matthew 14:7.) So Jesus hath but to ask and have. Here he declares that his very enemies are his inheritance. To their face he declares this decree, and "Lo! here, " cries the Anointed One, as he holds aloft in that once pierced hand the sceptre of his power, "He hath given me this, not only the right to be a king, but the power to conquer." Yes!

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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" (Ps 2:1). and the uttermost parts of the earth-- (Ps 22:27); denotes universality.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
שְׁאַ֤ל	she.'Al	ask	H7592 →
מִמֶּ֗נִּי	mi.Me.ni	from me	H4480 →
וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה	ve.'e.te.Nah	so let me make	H5414 →
ג֭וֹיִם	Go.yim	nations	H1471 →
נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ	na.cha.la.Te.kha	inheritance your	H5159 →
וַ֝אֲחֻזָּתְךָ֗	va.'a.chu.za.te.kha	and possession your	H272 →
אַפְסֵי־	'af.sei-	[the] ends of	H657 →
אָֽרֶץ׃	'A.retz	[the] earth	H776 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Daniel 7:13
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led…
leads to
- Matthew 26:64
  “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on…
- Revelation 1:7
  Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Luke 21:27
  At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- Revelation 14:14
  And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
- Matthew 24:30
  At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds…
Through
Psalms 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
leads to
- Psalms 86:9
  All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Isaiah 45:22
  Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- Revelation 7:9–12
  After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes…

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Where the connections lead

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms