Psalms 82:8
Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7But indeed, like the earth-born, shall ye die! And, like one of the princes, shall ye fall!
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth:
Psalms 12:5Because of violence done to the poor, because of the crying of the needy, Now, will I arise! O may Yahweh say,—I will place [him] in safety—let him puff at him!
Psalms 44:26Arise to our help, And ransom us, because of thine own lovingkindness.
Psalms 94:2Lift up thyself, O judge of the earth, Render a recompense unto the proud.
Psalms 102:13Thou, wilt arise, wilt have compassion upon Zion, Surely it is time to favour her, Surely the time appointed, hath come;
Micah 7:2Perished is the man of lovingkindness out of the earth, and, upright among men, is there none,—they all, for bloodshed, lie in wait. Every man—for his brother, do they hunt as for one devoted to destruction.
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 →