Bible Strands
Psalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist concludes a judicial address to the divine council by urging Yahweh to act directly after declaring the mortality of the assembled rulers.
The words — The imperative קוּמָ֣ה (ku.ma/h) commands God to "arise," and the verb תִ֝נְחַ֗ל (tin.chal) states that He will take the nations as His inheritance.
The thread — The text explicitly claims God's ownership of all nations, a theme that runs through Psalm 2:8 and aligns with the universal judgment and kingdom announced in Revelation 11:15 and Psalm 96:13.
Why it lands — The text asserts that earthly authority is temporary and that ultimate governance belongs to God, requiring the reader to submit human judgment to divine jurisdiction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Cross-references
- Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
- Psalms 2:8 Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
- Psalms 96:13 before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Psalms 22:28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
- Psalms 102:13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
- Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
- Psalms 12:5 “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
- Psalms 44:26 Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
- Micah 7:2 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.