Psalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
Psalms 44:26Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
Psalms 94:2Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another 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 →