Psalms 83:11-12

83:11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, ¹ 

and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna, ² 

83:12 who said, ³  “Let’s take over ⁴  the pastures of God!”

[83:11]  ¹ sn Oreb and Zeeb were the generals of the Midianite army that was defeated by Gideon. The Ephraimites captured and executed both of them and sent their heads to Gideon (Judg 7:24-25).

[83:11]  ² sn Zebah and Zalmunna were the Midianite kings. Gideon captured them and executed them (Judg 8:1-21).

[83:12]  ³ tn The translation assumes that “Zebah and Zalmunna” are the antecedents of the relative pronoun (“who [said]”). Another option is to take “their nobles…all their rulers” as the antecedent and to translate, “those who say.”

[83:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “let’s take possession for ourselves.”