Self-interpreting Bible
Psalms 83
1The Psalmist complaineth to God of a powerful confederacy among the enemies of Israel: 9he prayeth against them.
0 A Song or Psalm 1of Asaph.
- 1: Or, for Asaph. Ps. 42, title. , Psalms 42
1 KEEP anot thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 For, blo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They chave taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against dthy hidden ones.
4 They have said, eCome, and let us fcut them off gfrom being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For hthey have consulted together with one 2consent: they are confederate against thee:
6 The i*tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
- i: 2Ch. 20:1 , 2Ch. 20:10 , 2Ch. 20:11 , Ge. 36:1 - 43 , Ge. 25:12 - 18 , Ge. 19:31 - 38 , 1Ch. 5:10 , 1Ch. 5:19 , 1Ch. 5:20
- *: tabernacles-tents, dwellings.
7 jGebal, and Ammon, and kAmalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 lAssur also is joined with them: they have 3*holpen mthe children of Lot. Selah.
9 Do unto them as unto the nMidianites; as to oSisera, as to Jabin, at pthe brook of Kison:
10 Which perished at Endor: they became as qdung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like rOreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as sZebah, and as Zalmunna:
- r: Ju. 7:25
- s: Ju. 8:5 , Ju. 8:6 , Ju. 8:12 - 21
12 Who said, tLet us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
- t: 2Ch. 20:11 , Ps. 83:4
13 uO my God, make them like a wheel; as vthe stubble before the wind.
14 As wthe fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
15 So xpersecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
- x: Ps. 11:6 , Ps. 50:3 , Job 27:20 - 23 , Is. 28:17 , Is. 30:30 , Eze. 38:22 , Je. 4:11 , Je. 4:12
16 yFill their faces with shame; that 4they may seek thy name, O LORD.
- y: Job 5:12 , Job 5:13 , Ps. 6:10 , Ps. 9:19 , Ps. 9:20 , Ps. 58:10 , Ps. 58:11 , Ps. 64:7 - 9 , Eze. 30:19
- 4: Or, men may.
17 Let zthem be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
- z: Ps. 35:4 , Ps. 35:26 , Ps. 40:14 , Ps. 59:13 , Ps. 109:29