Psalms 9:8 - Exposition

And he shall judge the world . The "he" is emphatic—he himself, and no other. From his throne of judgment he shall judge, not Israel's enemies only, whom he has just judged ( Psalms 9:3-6 ), but the whole world. In righteousness; i.e. by a strict law of justice, rewarding to all men "after their deserving." He shall minister judgment to the people (rather, the peoples ; i.e. all the people of all the earth) in uprightness; literally, in uprightnesses —a plural of perfection.