Psalms 82:8
Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
Psalms 12:5“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
Psalms 44:26Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
Psalms 94:2Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.
Psalms 102:13You will arise and have mercy on Zion, for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.
Micah 7:2The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright amongst men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts 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 →