Psalms 82:8
Up! O God, come as judge of the earth; for all the nations are your heritage.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7But you will come to death like men, falling like one of the rulers of the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Make 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.
Psalms 12:5\12:4\They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?
Psalms 44:26\44:25\For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth.
Psalms 94:2Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their reward come to the men of pride.
Psalms 102:13\102:12\But you, O Lord, are eternal; and your name will never come to an end.
Micah 7:2The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after 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 →