Psalm 83:6-8 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 83:6

The tabernacles of Edom . Edom was always among the bitterest of Israel's enemies, and naturally took a part in almost every combination that was made against them. Though sometimes subjugated ( 2 Samuel 8:14 ; 1 Kings 11:15 , 1 Kings 11:16 ), it continued hostile during the whole period of Israelite and Jewish history. Hence the constant denunciations of the prophets ( Isaiah 11:14 ; Jeremiah 27:3 ; Jeremiah 49:7-22 ; Ezekiel 25:12-14 ; Joel 3:19 ; Amos 9:12 ; Obadiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 83:7

Gebal . There is no reason to doubt that the Phoenician town of the name, mentioned in Ezekiel 27:9 , and alluded to in Joshua 13:5 and 1 Kings 5:18 , is meant. A southern Gebal, in the vicinity of Edom, is a fiction. Gebal was one of the most important of the Phoenician cities from the time of Shalmaneser II . to that of Nebuchadnezzar; see the author's 'History of Phoenicia,' p. 79. And Ammon. Ammon, like Moab, was a perpetual enemy of the Jewish people from their entrance into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 83:8

Assur also is joined with them. This is the climax. Assyria—the great empire—the most important of all the kingdoms of the earth—has joined the petty nations upon Israel's border, and holds a place in the great confederacy. From the historical books it would appear that this occurred but once, viz. in David's great war with the Ammonites and their allies (see the Introduction). They have holpen the children of Lot ; i.e. the Moabites and Ammonites (comp. Genesis 19:37 , Genesis 19:38 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 83:8-11

Prayer based on experience and on history. "Do unto them as unto the Midianites." Prayers which apparently express a desire for revenge are often misunderstood. Deliverance from national enemies of necessity involves the discomfiture and destruction of those enemies; and therefore a poet may ask for that discomfiture, not because he is thinking of the harm done to the enemy, but because he wants a figurative way of asking for the deliverance and safety of his people. Revengeful utterances... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:6

The tabernacles of Edom - The tents of Edom; meaning here, the dwellers in those tents, that is, the Edomites. The word tabernacles or tents does not necessarily imply that the nation then led a wandering life, for the word came to signify in process of time a dwelling-place, or a habitation. The Edomites were not, in fact, a roving and wandering people, but a people of fixed boundaries. In early periods, however, like most ancient people, they doubtless dwelt in tents. Edom, or Idumea, was... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:7

Gebal - The Gebal here referred to was probably the same as Gebalene, the mountainous tract inhabited by the Edomites, extending from the Dead Sea southward toward Petra, and still called by the Arabs Djebal. (Gesenius, Lexicon) The word means mountain. Those who are here referred to were a part of the people of Edom.And Ammon - The word Ammon means son of my people. Ammon was the son of Lot by his youngest daughter, Genesis 19:38. The Ammonites, descended from him, dwelt beyond the Jordan in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:8

Assur also is joined with them - Assyria. Assyria was on the northeast of Palestine. The conspirators had secured, it seems, the aid of this powerful kingdom, and they felt confident of success.They have holpen the children of Lot - The sons, or the descendants of Lot. The margin is, as the Hebrew, “been an arm to.” That is, they were an aid, or help; in other words, the sons of Lot were permitted, as it were, to make use of the arm of these powerful nations in accomplishing their purposes. The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 83:6-8

Psalms 83:6-8. The tabernacles of Edom Called the children of Seir, 2 Chronicles 20:0. He says the tabernacles of Edom, from the custom of these Arabians to live in tents all the year long; encamping sometimes in one place and sometimes in another, as they found convenience for themselves and their cattle, a custom retained by their descendants even to this day. And the Ishmaelites Some of the posterity of Ishmael, called by their father’s name, as others of them are supposed by many... 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 83:6

tabernacles = tents. Hebrew. 'ohel . See App-40 . Edom. Note the tenfold confederation of enemies in verses: Psalms 83:6-9 , followed by the sevenfold destruction in verses: Psalms 83:10-12 ; the two making the number 17, the sum of the two numbers (10 ordinal perfection or completeness, and 7 spiritual perfection): 17 being the seventh prime number. Thus the three numbers correspond with the conspiracy of man, and judgment of God. See App-10 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 83:6

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 83:6-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 83:1-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 83:6

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