E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 83:9
Midianites. Compare Judges 7:22 . Sisera. Compare Judges 4:15 . Jabin. Compare Judges 4:23 . read more
Psalm 83:9 Niv
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 83:9
PRAYER FOR GOD TO INTERVENE AS IN ANCIENT INSTANCES OF HIS HELP"Do thou unto them as unto Midian;As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;Who perished at Endor,Who became as dung for the earth.Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb;Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possessionThe habitations of God""As unto Midian" (Psalms 83:9). The seventh chapter of Judges gives the narrative of how Gideon and three hundred men routed the Midianites, and... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 83:9
9-11. Compare the similar fate of these (2 Chronicles 20:23) with that of the foes mentioned in Judges 7:22, here referred to. They destroyed one another (Judges 4:6-24; Judges 7:25). Human remains form manure (compare 2 Kings 9:37; Jeremiah 9:22). 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
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 83:9-12
Asaph prayed that God would deliver His people, as He had in the past during the Judges Period. God had destroyed the Midianites with Gideon’s small band of soldiers (Judges 7-8). Oreb and Zeeb were the Midianite commanders (Judges 7:25), and Zebah and Zalmunna were the Midianite kings (Judges 8:5-6; Judges 8:12; Judges 8:18). God defeated the Canaanite coalition near the Kishon River, and the town of Endor, through Deborah and Barak (Judges 4). Sisera was the Canaanite commander and Jabin the... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 83:9-18
2. The desire for deliverance 83:9-18 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 83:9-12
(9-12) For the historical allusion see references in margin. The splendid victories of Barak and Gideon were the constant theme of poets and prophets when trying to encourage their own generation by the examples of the past. (See Isaiah 9:4; Isaiah 10:26; Habakkuk 3:7.) 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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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