Psalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth,
What it says
God is asked to arise and judge the earth because all nations belong to him.
What it is doing
This verse closes by turning from failed human authority to God's universal kingship.
In context
1A Psalm of Asaph. 2“How long will you judge unjustly 3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; 4Rescue the weak and needy; 5They do not know or understand; 6I have said, ‘You are gods; 7But like mortals you will die, 8Arise, O God, judge the earth,