Psalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all nations.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 princes.'
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask of Me, and I will give the nations for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 12:5(12-6) 'For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise', saith the LORD; 'I will set him in safety at whom they puff.'
Psalms 44:26(44-27) Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.
Psalms 94:2Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; render to the proud their recompense.
Psalms 102:13(102-14) Thou wilt arise, and have compassion upon Zion; for it is time to be gracious unto her, for the appointed time is come.
Micah 7:2The godly man is perished out of the earth, and the upright among men is no more; they all lie 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 →