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Psalms 82:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 82:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 82:89 words
HebrewMeaning
קוּמָ֣/הqwmāh
arise !verbH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
אֱ֭לֹהִיםʾĕlōhiym
O GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
שָׁפְטָ֣/הšāpəṭāh
judge !verbH8199
avenge · that condemn · defend · execute ···
הָ/אָ֑רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אַתָּ֥הʾatāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
תִ֝נְחַ֗לtinəḥal
you have an inheritanceverbH5157
have · take as a heritage · (cause to · give to ···
בְּ/כָלbəkāl
among allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הַ/גּוֹיִֽםhagwōyim
the nationsparticleH1471
heathen · nation · people
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 82:8

1. This Psalm, like others similarly named, was so entitled either from the name of the man who wrote it, or from the explanation of that same name, so as to refer in meaning to the Synagogue, which Asaph signifies; especially as this is intimated in the first verse. For it begins, “God stood in the synagogue of gods” Psalm 81:1. Far however be it from us to understand by these Gods the gods of the Gentiles, or idols, or any creature in heaven or earth except men; for a…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 82
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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