Psalm 83:11-12 NASB,NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 83:11

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb . "Oreb" and "Zeeb," the leaders of the Midianitish host, were taken prisoners and slain by the Ephraimites who pursued after Midian ( 7:25 ). Yea, all their princes as Zeba, and as Zalmunna. Zeba and Zalmunna were the kings of Midian slain by Gideon himself ( 8:21 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 83:12

Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession; rather, the homesteads of God; or "the pastures of God" ( Psalms 23:2 ), i.e. of God's people, Israel. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:11

Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb - These were princes or rulers of the Midianites, slain by Gideon, the one on the rock Oreb, and the other at the wine-press of Zeeb. Judges 7:25. The prayer here is, that the enemies who had conspired against the land of Israel might be utterly destroyed.Yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna - The word here rendered princes means properly anointed, and was given to princes, kings, prophets, and priests, as anointed, or as set apart by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:12

Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession - The houses of God here mean the habitations of God, or the places where he dwelt among the people. As there was but one ark, one tabernacle, and one temple, or one place of constituted public worship, this must refer to other places where God was worshipped, or where he might be supposed to reside; either to synagogues (see the notes at Psalms 74:8), or to the private dwellings of the people regarded as a holy people, or as a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 83:10-12

Psalms 83:10-12. Which perished at En-dor Either, 1st, The Midianites; or rather, Jabin and Sisera, who were overthrown at Taanach and Megiddo, (Judges 5:19,) nigh unto which places was this En-dor, as appears from Joshua 17:11. They became as dung upon the earth They were trodden under foot, and their carcasses left unburied. Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God The houses and lands of the Israelites, which their God, as they say, gave them in Canaan; but to which they... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 83:1-18

Psalms Opposition to God’s just rulePsalms 82:0 is written against all those who act unjustly in their position as God’s representatives in administering justice. They are even called gods (v. 1,6; cf. John 10:34; Romans 13:1,Romans 13:4,Romans 13:6). However, instead of rescuing the helpless poor from the powerful rich who enslave them, they show favour to those with influence and money (82:1-4). Because they are blind to all justice, truth and mercy, there is no stability in society (5). They... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 83:11

Oreb Compare Judges 7:25 . Zeeb. Compare Judges 7:25 . Zebah. Compare Judges 8:5 , Judges 8:21 . Zalmunna. Compare Judges 8:5 , Judges 8:21 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 83:12

houses = pleasant pastures. Hebrew. ne'oth (plural) Same word as in Psalms 23:2 ; Psalms 65:12 . possession = inheritance. Compare 2 Chronicles 20:11 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:12

12. The language of the invaders. houses—literally, "residences," enclosures, as for flocks ( :-). of God—as the proprietors of the land (2 Chronicles 20:11; Isaiah 14:25). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 83:1-18

Psalms 83Asaph prayed that God would destroy the enemies that threatened to overwhelm Israel, as He had done in the past. This is a psalm of national (communal) lament, and it is the last of the psalms attributed to Asaph (Psalms 50, 73-83). read more