Psalm 83:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 83:1-2

Psalms 83:1-2. Keep not thou silence, O God Plead for us, not by words, but by thy actions; hold not thy peace Hebrew, אל תחרשׁ , al techeresh: be not deaf, to our prayers, and to the blasphemies of thine and our enemies. Be not still That is, unactive and unconcerned for us. For lo, thine enemies They who are not only enemies to us, thy people, but also to thy will, and name, and glory; make a tumult יהמיון , jehemajun, rage and roar, like the waves of the sea, or, make a... 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 83:2

make a tumult = roar like the waves of the sea, as in Psalms 46:3 . lifted up the head. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for acting presumptuously. Compare Psalms 3:3 ; Psalms 27:6 . Judges 8:28 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 83:2

SUMMARY OF THE DANGER THREATENING ISRAEL"For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult;And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.They take crafty counsel against thy people,And consult together against thy hidden ones.They have said, Come, let us cut them off from being a nation;That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.For they have consulted together with one consent;Against thee do they make a covenant.""They that hate thee (God) have lifted up the head" (Psalms 83:2). The hatred of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:2

2. thine enemies—as well as ours (Psalms 74:23; Isaiah 37:23). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 83:1-8

1. The danger of destruction 83:1-8The psalmist cried out to God to act for His people by expressing the alternatives negatively (Psalms 83:1). He described how Israel’s enemies had conspired to oppose God by destroying His people. Asaph used a chiastic structure to connect God’s interests with those of His nation (Psalms 83:2-5). He then listed Israel’s enemies (Psalms 83:6-8). The Hagarites (Hagrites, NIV), or descendants of Hagar, were the Ishmaelites. Gebal is another name for Byblos, a... 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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 83:1-18

This Ps. describes a confederacy of God’s enemies, the object of which is to attack and exterminate Israel (Psalms 83:2-5). A list of the allies is given (Psalms 83:6-8). The Psalmist appeals to God to interpose (Psalms 83:1), and to deal with these hostile nations as He dealt with the Midianites (Judges 6-8) and the Canaanites (Judges 4, 5) of old (Psalms 83:9-12). Psalms 83:13-18 continue the prayer for their overthrow, in order that they may seek and acknowledge the true God. No historical... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 83:2

(2) Make a tumult.—Literally, roar like the sea. So (correctly) LXX. and Vulg. (See Psalms 46:3.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 83:1-18

Psalms 83:1-18THIS psalm is a cry for help against a world in arms. The failure of all attempts to point to a period when all the allies here represented as confederate against Israel were or could have been united in assailing it, inclines one to suppose that the enumeration of enemies is not history, but poetic idealisation. The psalm would then be, not the memorial of a fact, but the expression of the standing relation between Israel and the outlying heathendom. The singer masses together... read more

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