Psalm 83:3

Translations

Modern

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

Traditional

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

Literal

Against Your people, they act with cunning counsel, and they take counsel together against Your treasured ones.

Latin

Super populum tuum malignaverunt consilium, et cogitaverunt adversus sanctos tuos.

Original

Hebrew

English

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

Notes

Psalms 83:1–4

The enemy has successfully intimidated God’s people, so the poet prays that the Lord will hear and act.

Psalms 83:1–18

This community lament asks God to rescue his people and give them victory. The short and direct poetry suggests a time of great trouble. A strong group of nations plans to destroy Israel (Psalm 83:1–4) and joins together against God (83:5–8).

The psalmist remembers what happened to other enemies who attacked Israel in the past (Psalm 83:9–12). He prays that the same thing will happen to these enemies (83:13–16), so that they will recognize God’s power and give him honor (83:17–18).

It is not clear whether this psalm refers to one specific historical event or whether it gathers together several nations as a poetic picture of Israel’s enemies.

Theme notes and profiles

The Amalekites

Related verses

Psalm 64:2
Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
Psalm 27:5
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
Psalm 31:20
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
Isaiah 7:6–7
‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’
Psalm 10:9
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
Psalm 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Luke 20:20–23
So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
Psalm 56:6
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
1 Samuel 13:19
And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
Colossians 3:3
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

Glossary

Asaph Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Armies: March in Ranks: Confederated Malice: The Wicked: Visit Saints With

Psalm 83:3

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