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Psalm 82:8a "Arise, O God, judge the earth..."

Day 222 – Psalm 82

“Arise, O God, judge the earth…” Psalm 82:8a

AN URGENT PLEA

Asaph concluded the writing of his psalm with a plaintive cry to God.

“Arise, O God, judge the earth;
For You shall inherit all nations.”
Psalm 82:8

1. “Arise, O God”

a) When human judges fail to do their part in upholding justice.
b) When injustice prevails and wickedness abounds.
c) When there is no human solution in sight.
d) It is then that this cry to God must be made with great urgency.
e) Let God arise and deliver the poor from the wicked.

2. “Judge the earth”

a) God has every right to come and judge the earth.
i) It is His right as the Creator.
ii) It is His right as God.
b) The judgment of God
i) It is for the sake of the poor.
ii) It is to be delivered in the name of true justice.
c) Divine Justice as an Example.
i) The judges of the earth need to learn about true justice.
ii) God’s judgment of the earth would afford a clear example of how justice is to be upheld.

INHERITANCE OF THE EARTH

Who really owns the earth? The Scriptures remind us time and again that the earth belongs to its Creator. In this text, God is described as the One who inherits the earth. The earth is the Lord’s by virtue of His being the Creator. The earth is also the Lord’s by virtue of being its Redeemer. God has every right to exercise His right as the Divine Judge of the whole earth.