Psalms

Psalm 83 ©

1 The Psalmist complaineth to God of a powerful confederacy among the enemies of Israel: 9 he prayeth against them.

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A Song or Psalm 1of Asaph.

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KEEP anot thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

a Ps. 28.1; 7.6; 35.22; 44.23,26. Joel 3.12. Zep. 3.8. Is. 62.7.
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For, blo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

b Ps. 2.1,2; 81.15; 74.4,18-23; 75.4,5; 93.3. Is. 37.23,29.
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They chave taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against dthy hidden ones.

c Ps. 2.1,2; 10.5,9; 56.6; 64.2.
d Ps. 31.20; 27.5; 91.1,4. De. 33.27. Col. 3.3. Mal. 3.17.
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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.

e Ex. 1.10. Pr. 1.12. Je. 11.19. Es. 3.6,9. Da. 7.25. Re. 13.6,7.
f Ps. 74.8.
g Je. 31.36.
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For hthey have consulted together with one 2consent: they are confederate against thee:

h Ps. 2.2. Re. 17.13; 19.19. Ac. 9.4.
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The i*tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

i 2Ch. 20.1,10,11. Ge. 36.1-43; 25.12-18; 19.31-38. 1Ch. 5.10,19,20.
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jGebal, and Ammon, and kAmalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

j Ge. 19.38; 14.7; 10.14,15. Jos. 13.5. Is. 23.1,12. Eze. 27.9.
k 1Sa. 15.2.
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lAssur also is joined with them: they have 3*holpen mthe children of Lot. Selah.

l Ge. 10.11; 25.3. 2Ki. 15.19.
m De. 2.9.
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Do unto them as unto the nMidianites; as to oSisera, as to Jabin, at pthe brook of Kison:

n Ju. 7.22. Nu. 31.1-12. Is. 9.4; 10.26.
o Ju. 4.15,24; 5.19,21.
p Ju. 4.7.
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Which perished at Endor: they became as qdung for the earth.

q 2Ki. 9.37. Zep. 1.17. Je. 8.2; 16.4.
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Make their nobles like rOreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as sZebah, and as Zalmunna:

r Ju. 7.25.
s Ju. 8.5,6,12-21.
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Who said, tLet us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

t 2Ch. 20.11. v.4.
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uO my God, make them like a wheel; as vthe stubble before the wind.

u Ps. 44.4; 74.11,12; 68.1,2. Is. 17.12-14. Mat. 3.12.
v Ps. 1.4.
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As wthe fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

w De. 32.22. Is. 64.1,2; 30.27,33; 33.11,12; 66.15,16. Eze. 38.22.
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So xpersecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

x Ps. 11.6; 50.3. Job 27.20-23. Is. 28.17; 30.30. Eze. 38.22. Je. 4.11,12.
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yFill their faces with shame; that 4they may seek thy name, O LORD.

y Job 5.12,13. Ps. 6.10; 9.19,20; 58.10,11; 64.7-9. Eze. 30.19.
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Let zthem be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

z Ps. 35.4,26; 40.14; 59.13; 109.29.
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That amen may know that thou, bwhose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

a Ps. 9.16; 58.10,11; 59.13. Eze. 30.19; 38.23; 5.13; 7.4,9,27. Is. 5.16; 59.19; 42.8.
b Ex. 6.3.