“ Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. ”
Arise, 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,...
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit (f) all nations. (f) Therefore no tyrant will pluck your right and authority from you.
LXXXII. Against Iniquitous Rulers. Jewish rulers are meant, as is plain from Psalms 82:3 f. Psalms 82:6 f. The use of the word God in Psalms 82:6 f. is ironical. The great men bear themse...
judge . judge Thou. nations . the nations.
8 Arise, O God! judge the earth. The reason why this psalm concludes with a prayer has been already stated at the commencement. The prophet, finding that his admonitions and remonstrances we...
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. Arise, O God, judge the earth - Justice is perverted in the land: take the scepter, and rule thyself. For thou shalt inherit all na...
Arise, O God, &c.— Arise, O God, judge the land thyself: for thou art the rightful possessor of all nations: "Since the judges, thy vicegerents, are so corrupt, take the government of the lan...
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. Arise, O God, judge the earth: for then shalt inherit all nations - `Lift up thyself, O God.' Prayer for the accomplishment...
This Ps. is an impeachment of unjust judges, who are officially called 'gods.' It represents them as put upon their trial at God's tribunal ( Psalms 82:1 ). God Himself denounces their wickedness ( P...
Arise. — The psalm would have been incomplete had not the poet here resumed in his own person, with an appeal to the Supreme Judge to carry His decrees into effect against the oppressors of Israel....
Psalms 82:1-8 IN Psalms 50:1-23 God is represented as gathering His people together to be judged; in this psalm He has gathered them together for His judgment on judges. The former psalm begins...
the Just Judge of All Psalms 82:1-8 Those described here as gods are evidently the judges and magistrates of Israel. See John 10:34 . They were intended to be the mouthpiece and representati...
This psalm is a cry for justice, born of a sense of maladministration of those in authority. It first announces the fact that God is the supreme Judge. This is a recognition of the perfect equity of...
The sense in which magistrates and princes are said to be gods, our blessed Lord himself hath explained, when clearly proving, that it does not imply the smallest idea of anything exalted about them,...
GOD AS JUDGE ‘Arise, O God, and judge Thou the earth: for Thou shalt take all heathen to Thine inheritance.’ Psalms 82:8 (Prayer Book Version) The psalmists and prophets of old earnestly desir...
Arise, O God ,.... These are the words of the prophet, or of the church, whom he represents, addressing Christ, who is God over all; that seeing there was such a corruption and degeneracy in the wor...
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. Ver. 8. Arise, O God, judge the earth ] Take the matter into thine own hand, for it is but time, all things here being, so ill-or...
Arise, O God, judge the earth Seeing the state of the world is so universally corrupt and desperate, and the vicegerents betray their trust, and oppress the nations of the earth, which they were ap...
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...
Seeing the state of the world is so universally corrupt and desperate, and thy vicegerents betray their trust, and oppress and ruin the nations of the earth, whom they were appointed to preserve, do...
INTRODUCTION Superscription.—“A Psalm of Asaph.” (See Introduction to Psalms 74 .) Occasion .—We are unable to determine upon what occasion the Psalm was written. It is clear, however, that it i...
Psalms 82:8 The psalmists and prophets of old earnestly desired that God would arise to judge the earth. They desired it not for their own sakes, but for the earth's sake. We are wont to divide th...
Title. A psalm of Asaph. There is no authority for referring this psalm to the time of Jehoshaphat, 2 Chronicles 19:6 , which is to contradict the title. David no doubt reformed the courts of just...
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; He judgeth among the gods. The supremacy of God I. As rebuking unjust rulers. “How long will ye judge unjustly?” Here is a common crime. Human ru...
EXPOSITION Two different explanations have been given of the general bearing and intention of this psalm—one, recently advocated by Professor Cheyne, that it is a denunciation of the angels whom...
God as the Judge of Governments. A psalm of Asaph, to set forth the majesty of the great Judge of the earth.
Isaiah 51:9 ; Micah 7:2 ; Micah 7:7 ; Psalms 102:13 ; Psalms 2:8 ; Psalms 22:28 ; Psalms 44:26 ; Psalms 7:6 ; Psalms 96:13 ; Revelation 11:15 ; Zephaniah 3:8
Arise — Take the sword of justice into thine own hand.