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.
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Study Note
God's promise to the Davidic king — 'ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession' — presents the universal kingship of the Messiah as a prayer-answer relationship rather than an autonomous royal conquest. The structure is significant: global sovereignty is given in response to asking, establishing the Davidic king's authority as derivative from and dependent upon the divine will. The New Testament interprets this as fulfilled in the exaltation of Christ (Acts 13:33; Hebrews 1:5; 5:5), reading the promise as the Father's response to the risen Son's completed mediatorial work. The verse grounds Christian mission in the already-established but not-yet-fully-visible universal lordship of Christ — mission is announcing a reality already secured rather than creating it.
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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 givetheethe nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Ask of Me and I give nations--thy inheritance, And thy possession--the ends of earth.
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