Psalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for you shall inherit all nations.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
In Context
7But all of you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I shall give you the heathen for yours inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffs at him.
Psalms 44:26Arise for our help, and redeem us for your mercies' sake.
Psalms 94:2Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
Psalms 102:13You shall arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, has come.
Micah 7:2The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man 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 →