Psalms 83:3-5

83:3 They carefully plot ¹  against your people,

and make plans to harm ²  the ones you cherish. ³ 

83:4 They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! ⁴ 

Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

83:5 Yes, ⁵  they devise a unified strategy; ⁶ 

they form an alliance ⁷  against you.

[83:3]  ¹ tn Heb “they make crafty a plot.”

[83:3]  ² tn Heb “and consult together against.”

[83:3]  ³ tn The passive participle of the Hebrew verb צָפַן (tsafan, “to hide”) is used here in the sense of “treasured; cherished.”

[83:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “we will cause them to disappear from [being] a nation.”

[83:5]  ⁵ tn Or “for.”

[83:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “they consult [with] a heart together.”

[83:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “cut a covenant.”