Psalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth, for thou shall inherit all the nations.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the nations for thine inheritance, and the outermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 12:5Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, says LORD. I will set him in the safety he gasps for.
Psalms 44:26Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy loving kindness' sake.
Psalms 94:2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth. Render to the proud a recompense.
Psalms 102:13Thou will arise, and have mercy upon Zion, for it is time to have pity upon her, yea, the set time has come.
Micah 7:2The devout man has perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men. They all lay in wait for blood. They hunt every man his brother with a net.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 82:7-8
The Duty of Magistrates. 6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. We have here, I. Earthly gods abased and brought down, v. 6, 7 . The dignity of their character is acknowledged ( v. 6 ): I have said, You are gods. They have been honoured with the name and title of gods. God himself called them so in the statute against treasonable words Exod. xxii. 28… Read the whole commentary →