Psalms 82:8

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

Related Commentaries of Psalms 82:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 Psal...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

judge . judge Thou. nations . the nations.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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,...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Arise, O God, &c.— Arise, O God, judge the land thyself: for thou art the rightful possessor of all nations: "Since the judges, thy vicegeren...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 dec...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 fo...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 w...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 Judg...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

REFLECTIONS READER! let us pass over all lesser considerations, which the perusal of this Psalm might open to our view in the judgment of earthly po...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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)...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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, fo...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 op...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Duty of Magistrates. 6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 th...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription.—“A Psalm of Asaph.” (See Introduction to Psalms 74 .) Occasion .—We are unable to determine upon what occasion the...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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,...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for Thou shalt inherit all nations. The true hope of the world This cry is-- I. One of the deepest cries of u...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Two different explanations have been given of the general bearing and intention of this psalm—one, recently advocated by Professor Ch...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God as the Judge of Governments. A psalm of Asaph, to set forth the majesty of the great Judge of the earth.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Arise, O God, judge the earth, Himself exercising the functions of the great Judge, since men were performing this office so badly; for Thou shalt i...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Arise — Take the sword of justice into thine own hand.

⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 82:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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