Psalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all nations are yours by inheritance.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7Yet like mortals you will surely die, you will fall like any prince.”
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Only ask, and I make you the heir of the nations, and lord of the world to its utmost bounds.
Psalms 12:5“The poor are despoiled, and the needy are sighing; so now I will act,” the Lord declares “And place them in the safety they long for.”
Psalms 44:26Arise, come to our help: for your love’s sake, ransom us.
Psalms 94:2Rise up, judge of the earth, pay back the proud what they deserve.
Psalms 102:13You will arise and have pity on Zion; it’s time to be gracious; her hour has come.
Micah 7:2The honest have perished from the land, of the upright among people there is none. All of them lie in wait to shed blood. They hunt one another with the 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 →