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Psalms 83:5

Psalms 83:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

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Psalms 83 — OverviewPsalms 83 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm is the last of those that go under the name of Asaph. It is penned, as most of those, upon a public account, with reference to the insults of the church's enemies, who sought its ruin. Some think it was…Psalms 83 — OverviewPsalms 83 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 83:1, A complaint to God of the enemies’ conspiracies; Psalms 83:9, A prayer against them that oppress the Church. Some refer this Psalm to the confederacy against Jehoshaphat, and others to the destruction of…Psalms 83 — OverviewPsalms 83 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSong [or] Psalm of Asaph. This is the last of the psalms that bear the name of Asaph, and some think it was written by him on occasion of David's smiting the Philistines, Moabites, Syrians, Edomites, and others, 2Sa…Psalms 83:1-8Psalms 83:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe Israel of God were now in danger, and fear, and great distress, and yet their prayer is called, A song or psalm; for singing psalms is not unseasonable, no, not when the harps are hung upon the willow-trees.…Psalms 83:1-18Psalms 83:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION THE psalmist makes a passionate appeal to God on behalf of Israel at a time of great danger. A confederacy has been formed among the surrounding nations, having for its object the destruction of Israel's…Psalms 83:1-18Psalms 83:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentarySoul spoilers. Dismissing from our consideration the probable historical occasion of this psalm (for which see 2 Chronicles 20:1-37.), we take it as a vivid representation of the enemies and destroyers of the soul.…