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8Arise{H8798)}, O God, judge{H8798)} the earth: for thou shalt inherit{H8799)} all nations.
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And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-8)We have here, I. Earthly gods abased and brought down, Ps. 82:6 , 7 . The dignity of their character is acknowledged (Ps. 82:6): I have said, You are gods . They have been honoured with the name and title of gods. God himself called them so in the statute against treasonable words Exod. 22:28; Thou shalt not revile the gods . And, if they have this style from the fountain of honour, who can disput…
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