Psalms 82:8

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“Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.”

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BSBPD

“Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 82:8 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 2:8Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
  2. Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
  3. 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.”
  4. Psalms 22:28For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
  5. Psalms 44:26Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
  6. Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
  7. Psalms 94:2Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
  8. Psalms 96:13before 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.
  9. Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
  10. Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
  11. Micah 7:2The 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.
  12. Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
  13. Zephaniah 3:8Therefore 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.
  14. Revelation 11:15Then 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.”

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