Psalms 83:1-6
song <07892> [A.M. 3416. B.C. 588. (Title.) A song.]
Some refer this Psalm to the confederacy against Jehoshaphat, and others to the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.
Asaph <0623> [of Asaph. or, for Asaph.]
silent <01824> [Keep.]
be inactive <08252> [be not.]
enemies <0341> [For, lo.]
hate <08130> [that hate.]
hostile <05375> [lifted.]
carefully <06191> [They.]
cherish <06845> [thy hidden.]
devise <03289> [For.]
strategy <03820> [consent. Heb. heart. they are.]
tents <0168> [The tabernacles.]
Tents are mentioned because it was the custom of these people, particularly the Ishmaelites, to live a migratory or wandering life; encamping sometimes in one place, and sometimes in another, as they found convenience for themselves and cattle; a custom retained by their descendants to the present day.
Edom <0123> [Edom.]
Hagrites <01905> [Hagarenes.]
[Hagarites.]
