Psalms 82:8
O God, arise, therefore iudge thou the earth: for thou shalt inherite all nations.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7But ye shall die as a man, and yee princes, shall fall like others.
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Aske of me, and I shall giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the endes of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 12:5Now for the oppression of the needy, and for the sighes of the poore, I will vp, sayeth the Lord, and will set at libertie him, whom the wicked hath snared.
Psalms 44:26Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
Psalms 94:2Exalt thy selfe, O Iudge of the worlde, and render a reward to the proude.
Psalms 102:13Thou wilt arise and haue mercy vpon Zion: for the time to haue mercie thereon, for the appointed time is come.
Micah 7:2The good man is perished out of the earth, and there is none righteous among men: they all lye in wayte for blood: euery man hunteth 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 →