Psalm 83:4

Translations

Modern

…saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

Traditional

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

Literal

They say, “Come, and we shall make them disappear as a nation, and the name of Israel will not be remembered anymore.”

Latin

Dixerunt: Venite, et disperdamus eos de gente, et non memoretur nomen Israël ultra.

Original

Hebrew

English

…saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

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

Lot The Amalekites

Related verses

Jeremiah 48:2
There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
Jeremiah 11:19
For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
Psalm 74:8
They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
Esther 3:6–9
And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.
Acts 9:1–2
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
Daniel 7:25
He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.
Exodus 1:10
Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
Jeremiah 31:36
“Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.”
Matthew 27:62–66
The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
Proverbs 1:12
…let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
Acts 4:17
But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Asaph Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Armies: March in Ranks: Confederated The Edomites: Confederated with Enemies of Israel Against Jehoshaphat The Middle East Conflict

Psalm 83:4

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