Psalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth; for thou wilt possess all the nations.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7But verily like men shall ye die, and like one of the princes shall ye fall.
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask it of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the uttermost ends of the earth.
Psalms 12:5(12:6) Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord: I will grant safety to him for whom the other layeth a snare.
Psalms 44:26(44:27) Arise unto our help, and redeem us for the sake of thy kindness.
Psalms 94:2Lift up thyself, O judge of the Earth! bring a recompense upon the proud.
Psalms 102:13(102:14) Thou wilt indeed arise; thou wilt have mercy upon Zion; for it is time to favor her, for the appointed time is coming.
Micah 7:2The pious hath disappeared out of the land; and the upright among men there is none; all of them 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 →