Psalms 82 · Verse 8

Psalms 82:8

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Psalms 82:8, King James Version

Psalms 82:8 in other translations

BSBArise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
WEBArise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.
ASVArise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.
YLTRise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!
DARBYArise, OGod, judge the earth; for thou shalt inherit all the nations.
BBEUp! O God, come as judge of the earth; for all the nations are your heritage.
WebsterArise, O God, judge the earth: for thou wilt inherit all nations.

What does Psalms 82:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. As rightful sovereign of earth, God is invoked personally to correct the evils of His representatives.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Arise, 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 established: and of whom can it be said that he shall inherit all nations, but of Jesus Christ?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 82:6-8

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…

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Psalms 82:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

קוּמָ֣הku.Maharise !H6965
אֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimO GodH430
שָׁפְטָ֣הsha.fe.Tahjudge !H8199
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
תִ֝נְחַ֗לtin.Chalyou have an inheritanceH5157
בְּכָל\־be.kholamong allH3605
הַגּוֹיִֽם\׃ha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 82:8

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 2:8

    Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

  • Psalms 96:13

    Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

  • Psalms 22:28

    For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.

  • Psalms 102:13

    Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

  • Zephaniah 3:8

    Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

  • Micah 7:2

    The 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.

  • Psalms 12:5

    For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

  • Micah 7:7

    Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  • Psalms 44:26

    Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.

  • Isaiah 51:9

    Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

  • Psalms 7:6

    Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Arise.
7:6; 44:26; 96:13; 102:13; Isa 51:9; Mic 7:2,7; Zep 3:8
thou.
2:8; 22:28; Re 11:15

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Context

  • Psalms 82:7

    But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

  • Psalms 82:8

    Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

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Psalms 82:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Levántate, oh Dios, juzga la tierra: porque tú heredarás en todas las gentes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Lève-toi, ô Dieu! juge la terre; car tu hériteras toutes les nations.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Stehe auf, o Gott, richte die Erde! denn du wirst zum Erbteil haben alle Nationen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Gebal, et Ammon, et Amalec; alienigenæ cum habitantibus Tyrum.