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Psalms Chapter 83 (BBE)

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Psalm 83 - Asaph's Prayer Against a Confederacy of Enemies
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1 <A Song. A Psalm. Of Asaph.> O God, do not keep quiet: let your lips be open and take no rest, O God.

2 For see! those who make war on you are out of control; your haters are lifting up their heads.

3 They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.

4 They have said, Come, let us put an end to them as a nation; so that the name of Israel may go out of man's memory.

5 For they have all come to an agreement; they are all joined together against you:

6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites;

7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek; the Philistines and the people of Tyre;

8 Assur is joined with them; they have become the support of the children of Lot. (Selah.)

9 Do to them what you did to the Midianites; what you did to Sisera and Jabin, at the stream of Kishon:

10 Who came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste.

11 Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna:

12 Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.

13 O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry stems before the wind.

14 As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,

15 So go after them with your strong wind, and let them be full of fear because of your storm.

16 Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.

17 Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;

18 So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Psalm 83 about?
It's a prayer against a coalition of nations conspiring to wipe out Israel, asking God not to keep silence while enemies plot against his people (vv.1-4).
Which nations are named as enemies in Psalm 83?
Verses 6-8 list Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, the Hagarenes, Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, the Philistines, Tyre, and Assur as joined together against Israel.
What does Psalm 83:18 say about God's name?
It asks that the nations know "that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth."

Today's Verse

And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued after me?

Genesis 31:36 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

Asaph appeals to past victories over Midian, Sisera, and Jabin as a pattern for God to repeat, closing with a plea that the nations 'may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high,' a title echoed in Exodus 6:3. Continue with the assurance of God's nearness in Psalms 84.