Psalms 83

Psalms 83:1

Title. A song or psalm] Psal. 48. tit. This psalm seemeth to b composed as a form of prayer, when the Church was in great danger by reason of her enemies: perhaps in Jehoshaphats time, 2 Chron. 20. 1.

of Asaph] Or, for Asaph.

KEep not thou silence, O God] Psalms 28:1. and Psalms 35:22.

Psalms 83:2

thine enemies make a tumult] He calleth them Gods enemies, which are enemies to his Church.

hate thee] Psalms 81:15.

Psalms 83:3

against thy hidden ones] Gods saints are his secret ones; for he hideth them in the secret of his tabernacle, and preserveth them from all dangers, psal. 31. 20.

Psalms 83:4

let us cut them off from being a nation] They were not content to take the Church as prisoner, but sought utterly to destroy it, Jeremiah 11:19.

Psalms 83:5

consent] Heb. heart.

against thee] Acts 9:4. They thought to have subverted thy counsell, wherein the perpetuity of the Church was established, psal. 2. 1.

Psalms 83:6

The tabernacles of Edom] Alluding to the manner of them that dwelt in tents, 2 Samuel 20:1.

Psalms 83:8

they have holpen the children Lot] Heb. they have been an arm to the children of Lot. The Ammonites and Moabites were the plotters of this war against Gods people; but they were too weak, and call in the Assyrians to help, 2 Chron. 20. 1.

Psalms 83:9

as unto the Midianites] By these examples they were confirmed that God would not suffer his people to be utterly destroyed.

Midianites] Judges 7:22.

Sisera] Judges 4:15; Judges 4:24.

Psalms 83:10

as dung for the earth] Trodden under feet as mire, 2 Kings 9:37. Zeph. 1. 17.

Psalms 83:11

their nobles] Or, them, and or even their nobles:

Oreb] Judges 7:25.

Zebah] Judges 8:21.

Psalms 83:12

Let us take to our selves the houses of God in possession] It appears their spleen was against God; they aim at his houses, both his synagogues, and the houses of his people among whom he dwelt.

Psalms 83:13

wheel] Or, rolling thing, or, thistle-down, Isaiah 17:13.

as the stubble before the winde] Utterly disperse them, as ch is blown away with the winde.

Psalms 83:14

as the flame setteth the mountains on fire] Perhaps he means the trees on the mountains, which sometimes are fired with lightning. See Notes on psal. 9. 6.

Psalms 83:16

that they may] Or, that men may, as v. 18.

that they may seek thy Name] That others, seeing thy judgements on them, may be converted: for he wisheth the destruction of these enemies, v. 10, 17.