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 of the prophetic intimation in the body of the psalm. It is the prayer often elsewhere offered by the oppressed Church for the Lord's advent to judge the earth and rid it of its oppressors (Psalms 7:7-8; Psalms 9:19; Psalms 10:12; cf. Psalms 56:7; Psalms 57:1; Psalms 57:9-11; Psalms 59:5; Isaiah 3:13; Revelation 6:10). It shall be especially appropriate in the 'abounding iniquity' (Matthew 24:12) of the last days.