Psalms 83:1 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“[A Song {or} Psalm of Asaph.] Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. {of Asaph: or, for Asaph}”

Psalms 83:1

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[A Song {or} Psalm of Asaph.] Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. {of Asaph: or, for Asaph}

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

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Psalms 83:2

"For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head."

Psalms 83:3

"They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones."

Psalms 83:4

"They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from {being} a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance."

Psalms 83:5

"For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: {consent: Heb. heart}"

Psalms 83:6

"The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;"

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