Psalms 82:8

82:7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

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

KJV

Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.

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

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for you shall inherit all nations.

What does Psalms 82:8 mean?

Psalms 82:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קוּם (qûwm), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ).

Hebrew interlinear

Arise,קוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

judgeשָׁפַטshâphaṭ/shaw-fat'/H8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

the

earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

for

thou

shalt

inheritנָחַלnâchal/naw-khal'/H5157to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate

all

nations.גּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 82:8.

Deuteronomy 32:8

When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

Ruth 1:1

Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. ruled: Heb. judged

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 82:8 say?

Psalms 82:8 (King James Version) reads: "Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations."

Is Psalms 82:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 82:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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