Psalms 82:8
Arise, God, judge the earth, 1 for you have an inheritance in all the nations.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7Nevertheless you will die like men 1 and fall like one of the princes.” 1
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance 1 and the farthermost regions of the earth for your possession. 1
Psalms 12:5“Because of violence against the poor, because of the groans of the needy, 1 I will arise,” says Yahweh. 1 “I will provide the safety for which they long.” 1
Psalms 44:26Rise up for our help 1 and redeem us for the sake of your covenant faithfulness.
Psalms 94:2Rise up, judge of the earth, 1 give to the proud what they deserve. 1
Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have mercy on Zion. 1 Now is the time to have mercy upon her; 1 the appointed time has come. 1
Micah 7:2Faithful people have disappeared from the land; 1 there is no upright person in all mankind. 1 They all lie in wait to shed blood; 1 each one hunts his own brother with a net. 1
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 →