Psalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge thou the earth: for thou shalt inherit among all the nations.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7But you like men shall die: and shall fall like one of the princes.
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 12:5Who have said: We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own; who is Lord over us?
Psalms 44:26Arise, O Lord, help us and redeem us for thy name's sake.
Psalms 94:2Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.
Psalms 102:13But thou, O Lord, endurest for ever: and thy memorial to all generations.
Micah 7:2The holy man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, every one hunteth his brother to death.
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 →