King James Version
What Does Psalms 83:4 Mean?
“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.”
Context
2
For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4
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.
5
For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: consent: Heb. heart
6
The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(4) For this attack against, not only the independence, but even the continued existence of Israel as a nation, compare Esther 3:6; Esther 3:9; Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 31:36; Jeremiah 48:2; Isaiah 7:8.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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