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Psalms 83
1A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
5For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
7of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
8Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
9Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
10who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
13Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
14As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
16Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
17May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
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Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Psalm 83:1–18
A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. / See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. / With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
Armies: March in Ranks: Confederated Psalm 83:1–12
A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. / See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. / With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
Brooks: Kishon Psalm 83:9
Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
En-Dor: Deborah Triumphs At, Over Sisera Psalm 83:10
who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
Gebal: A District Near the Dead Sea Psalm 83:7
of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
God is Declared to Be: Most High Psalm 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
God: Name of Psalm 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
God: Sovereign Psalm 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Hagar: Descendants of Psalm 83:6
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
Head: (Lifted Up) of Pride Psalm 83:2
See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
Intercession: Additional Instances of Asaph, for the Congregation Psalm 83:1
A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
Ishmaelites: Enemies to Israel Psalm 83:6
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
Jabin: Names of Two Kings of Hazor Psalm 83:9
Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Judgments: Design of Psalm 83:16–18
Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD. / May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace. / May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Kishon: Sisera Defeated At, and his Army Destroyed In Psalm 83:9
Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Malice: The Wicked: Visit Saints With Psalm 83:3
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
Midianites: Completeness of Their Destruction, Alluded To Psalm 83:9–11
Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, / who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground. / Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Moabites: Always Hostile to Israel Psalm 83:6
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
Oreb: A Prince of Midian, Overcome by Gideon and Killed by the Ephraimites Psalm 83:11
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Prayer: Imprecatory Psalm 83:13–17
Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind. / As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze, / so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
Prayer: Pleas offered In Psalm 83:1, 2, 18
A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. / See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. / May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Psalms: Afflictions Psalm 83:1
A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
Seekers: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 83:16
Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
Seeking God: Includes Seeking: His Name Psalm 83:16
Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
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Psalms 83:1-8 Verses 1-8
Sometimes God seems not to be concerned at the unjust treatment of his people. But then we may call upon him, as the psalmist here. All wicked people are God's enemies, especially wicked persecutors. The Lord's people are his hidden one; the world knows them not. He takes them under his special protection. Do the enemies of the church act with one consent to destroy it, and shall not the friends of the church be united? Wicked men wish that there might be no religion among mankind. They would gladly see all its restraints shaken off, and all that preach, profess, or practise it, cut off. This they would bring to pass if it were in their power. The enemies of God's church have always been many: this magnifies the power of the Lord in preserving to himself a church in the world.
Psalms 83:9-18 Verses 9-18
All who oppose the kingdom of Christ may here read their doom. God is the same still that ever he was; the same to his people, and the same against his and their enemies. God would make their enemies like a wheel; unsettled in all their counsels and resolves. Not only let them be driven away as stubble, but burnt as stubble. And this will be the end of wicked men. Let them be made to fear thy name, and perhaps that will bring them to seek thy name. We should desire no confusion to our enemies and persecutors but what may forward their conversion. The stormy tempest of Divine vengeance will overtake them, unless they repent and seek the pardoning mercy of their offended Lord. God's triumphs over his enemies, clearly prove that he is, according to his name JEHOVAH, an almighty Being, who has all power and perfection in himself. May we fear his wrath, and yield ourselves to be his willing servants. And let us seek deliverance by the destruction of our fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.