English Standard Version
Psalms 82:8
8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!
Psalms 82:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
- New International Version (NIV)Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Arise, O God, judge the earth; For You shall inherit all nations.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.
Context of Psalms 82:8
6I said, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; 7nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince." Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!
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קוּמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים שָׁפְטָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה תִ֝נְחַ֗ל בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 82:8
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
- Psalms 44:26Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!
- Psalms 96:13before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
- Psalms 102:13You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
- Micah 7:2The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.
- Zephaniah 3:8"Therefore wait for me," declares the Lord, "for the day when I rise up to seize the prey. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all my burning anger; for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be consumed.
- Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
- Psalms 22:28For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."
Commentaries on Psalms 82:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Arise, O God, judge the earth - Justice is perverted in the land: take the scepter, and rule thyself. For thou shalt inherit all nations - Does not this last verse contain a prophecy of our Lord, the calling of the Gentiles, and the prevalence of Christianity over the earth? Thus several of the fathers have understood the passage. It is only by the universal spread of Christianity over the world, that the reign of righteousness and justice is to be…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Arise, O God, judge the earth - That is, Since there is such a failure in the administration of justice by those to whom it pertains, and who are appointed to do it in thy stead, do thou, O God, come forth thyself, and see that justice is executed among people. Do thou take the matter into thine own hands, and see that impartial justice is done everywhere among people. It pertains to thee as the great Proprietor of the earth to exercise justice; and we…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 It is hard for men to have honour put upon them, and not to be proud of it. But all the rulers of the earth shall die, and all their honour shall be laid in the dust. God governs the world. There is a righteous God to whom we may go, and on whom we may depend. This also has respect to the kingdom of the Messiah. Considering the state of affairs in the world, we have need to pray that the Lord Jesus would speedily rule over all nations, in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The nations belong to God. He will take over the realms formerly ruled by local gods and give them to his people, just as he did with the promised land.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. As rightful sovereign of earth, God is invoked personally to correct the evils of His representatives.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 82
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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