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Psalm 83:9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
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as <i>to</i> Sisera, as <i>to</i> Jabin, at the brook of Kison:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/83.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Deal with them as <i>with</i> Midian, As <i>with</i> Sisera, As <i>with</i> Jabin at the Brook Kishon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/83.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Deal with them as with Midian, As with Sisera <i>and</i> Jabin at the river of Kishon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Deal with them as with Midian, As with Sisera and Jabin at the torrent of Kishon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Deal with them as with Midian, As with Sisera <i>and</i> Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/83.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do to them as to Midian, As to Sisera, <i>and</i> Jabin at the river of Kishon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/83.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Deal with them as [You did] with Midian, As with Sisera and Jabin at the brook of Kishon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/83.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Deal with them as you did with Midian, as you did with Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/83.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Deal with them as You did with Midian, as You did with Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/83.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/83.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our Lord, punish all of them as you punished Midian. Destroy them, as you destroyed Sisera and Jabin at Kishon Creek <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/83.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Do thou unto them as unto Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/83.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do to them what you did to Midian, to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/83.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do to them what you did to the Midianites, and to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/83.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Deal with them as you did to Midian, Sisera, and Jabin at the Kishon Brook. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/83.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/83.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do to them as you did to Midian--as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/83.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/83.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/83.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/83.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do to them as Midian, "" As Sisera, as Jabin, at the Brook of Kishon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/83.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Do to them as to Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the stream Kishon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/83.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Do to them as Midian, as Sisera, as Jabin, at the torrent Bison:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/83.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/83.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 82:10>Do to them as you did to Midian and Sisera, just as to Jabin at the torrent of Kishon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/83.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Deal with them as with Midian; as with Sisera and Jabin at the wadi Kishon, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/83.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the Wadi Kishon,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/83.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the valley of Kishon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/83.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do to them as to Midian and as to Sisera and as to Nabin in the valley of Qishon,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/83.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Do Thou unto them as unto Midian; As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/83.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Do thou to them as to Madiam, and to Sisera; as to Jabin at the brook of Kison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/83-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10444" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Do Not Be Still, O God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śêh- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Do</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- ">to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4080.htm" title="4080: kə·miḏ·yān (Prep-k:: N-proper-ms) -- The same as midyan; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and his descendants.">as You did to Midian,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5516.htm" title="5516: kə·sî·sə·rā (Prep-k:: N-proper-ms) -- Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim.">as to Sisera</a> <a href="/hebrew/2985.htm" title="2985: ḵə·yā·ḇîn (Prep-k:: N-proper-ms) -- One who is intelligent, two Canaanite kings. From biyn; intelligent; Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings.">and Jabin</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: bə·na·ḥal (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">at the River</a> <a href="/hebrew/7028.htm" title="7028: qî·šō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A wadi in the plain of Megiddo. From qowsh; winding; Kishon, a river of Palestine.">Kishon,</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-15.htm">Judges 4:15-16</a></span><br />And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot. / Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22-25</a></span><br />And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. / Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites. / Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Judges 8:10-12</a></span><br />Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen. / And Gideon went up by way of the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked their army, taking them by surprise. / When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Judges 4:21</a></span><br />But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Judges 5:31</a></span><br />So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19-21</a></span><br />Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the changing of the guard. They blew their horns and broke the jars that were in their hands. / The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!” / Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Judges 8:28</a></span><br />In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">1 Samuel 12:9-11</a></span><br />But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. / Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ / So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a></span><br />For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Isaiah 10:26</a></span><br />And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-4</a></span><br />For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12-13</a></span><br />For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. / Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:</p><p class="hdg">as unto</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-7.htm">Numbers 31:7,8</a></b></br> And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22-25</a></b></br> And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, <i>and</i> to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a></b></br> For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.</p><p class="hdg">as to Sisera</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/4-15.htm">Judges 4:15-24</a></b></br> And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all <i>his</i> chariots, and all <i>his</i> host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off <i>his</i> chariot, and fled away on his feet… </p><p class="hdg">of Kison.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-21.htm">Judges 5:21</a></b></br> The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">Jabin</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Kishon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-46.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-46.htm">Mid'ian</a> <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/psalms/80-11.htm">River</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-55.htm">Sisera</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-55.htm">Sis'era</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Torrent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/110-7.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/psalms/89-33.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Jabin</a> <a href="/joshua/21-28.htm">Kishon</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Mid'ian</a> <a href="/genesis/36-35.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">River</a> <a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Sisera</a> <a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Sis'era</a> <a href="/psalms/110-7.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Torrent</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 83</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">A complaint to God of the enemies conspiracies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">A prayer against those who oppress the Church</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/83.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/83.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do to them as You did to Midian</b><br>This phrase refers to the victory God granted to Gideon over the Midianites, as recorded in <a href="/judges/7.htm">Judges 7</a>. The Midianites were oppressors of Israel, and God delivered them into Gideon's hands with a small army of 300 men, emphasizing divine intervention over human strength. This victory is a testament to God's power and faithfulness in delivering His people. The Midianites' defeat serves as a reminder of God's ability to overcome overwhelming odds, reinforcing the theme of divine justice and protection.<p><b>as to Sisera and Jabin</b><br>Sisera was the commander of the Canaanite army under King Jabin of Hazor, as detailed in <a href="/judges/4.htm">Judges 4-5</a>. Deborah, a prophetess and judge, along with Barak, led Israel to victory against them. Sisera's defeat was marked by his death at the hands of Jael, a woman, which was unexpected and humiliating for a military leader. This event highlights God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His promises through unexpected means. Jabin's defeat symbolizes the end of Canaanite oppression and the restoration of peace for Israel.<p><b>at the River Kishon</b><br>The River Kishon is a significant geographical location in the narrative of Sisera's defeat. It is where the Canaanite forces were overwhelmed by a sudden flood, as described in <a href="/judges/5-21.htm">Judges 5:21</a>. This natural phenomenon is seen as an act of God, aiding Israel's victory. The Kishon River's role in the battle underscores the theme of God's control over nature and His ability to use it to accomplish His purposes. This event is a powerful reminder of God's intervention in history to deliver His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm">Midian</a></b><br>A nomadic tribe that often opposed Israel. The reference here is likely to the victory of Gideon over the Midianites, as recorded in <a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Judges 7</a>, where God delivered Israel through a miraculous and strategic victory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sisera.htm">Sisera</a></b><br>The commander of the Canaanite army under King Jabin of Hazor. He was defeated by the Israelites under the leadership of Deborah and Barak, as recounted in <a href="/bsb/judges/4.htm">Judges 4</a>.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jabin.htm">Jabin</a></b><br>The king of Canaan who reigned in Hazor. His army, led by Sisera, was defeated by the Israelites at the River Kishon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/river_kishon.htm">River Kishon</a></b><br>A river in the northern part of Israel where the battle against Sisera took place. It was here that God intervened, causing a flood that helped the Israelites defeat Sisera's forces.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Israel from powerful enemies in the past, He is capable of delivering us from our own struggles and adversaries today. Trust in His power and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>The victories over Midian and Sisera were achieved through faith and obedience to God's instructions. We are called to trust and obey God, even when the odds seem against us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>The psalmist's plea for God to act as He did in the past reflects a desire for divine justice. We can pray for God's justice in our lives and the world, trusting that He will act righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_of_god's_works.htm">Remembrance of God's Works</a></b><br>Recalling God's past deeds strengthens our faith and encourages us to rely on Him. Regularly reflect on how God has worked in your life and in the lives of others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_83.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 83</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_83_literal_or_poetic.htm">Is there evidence that the events implied in Psalm 83 happened literally, or is this purely poetic hyperbole without historical basis? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_psalm_83_nations_unite_against_israel.htm">Does the historical or archaeological record confirm that the nations listed in Psalm 83:6–8 ever formed a united conspiracy against Israel? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_judges_5_stress_miracles_over_strategy.htm">Judges 5:2-31: Why does this passage emphasize miraculous intervention, while other biblical texts stress human military strategies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_judges_4_9_a_later_editorial_addition.htm">Judges 4:9 features a prophecy about Sisera's defeat by a woman--could this be a later editorial addition that conflicts with the main story?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/83.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9-12) For the historical allusion see references in margin. The splendid victories of Barak and Gideon were the constant theme of poets and prophets when trying to encourage their own generation by the examples of the past. (See <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm" title="For you have broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.">Isaiah 9:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm" title="And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a whip for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was on the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.">Isaiah 10:26</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm" title="I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.">Habakkuk 3:7</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/83.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Do unto them as unto the Midianites.</span> The allusion is probably to the discomfiture of the Midianites by Gideon (<a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19-25</a>; <a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Judges 8:1-12</a>). <span class="cmt_word">As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison</span> (see <a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Judges 4:5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/83-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשֵֽׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as You did to Midian,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמִדְיָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(kə·miḏ·yān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4080.htm">Strong's 4080: </a> </span><span class="str2">Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled </span><br /><br /><span class="word">as to Sisera</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּֽסִֽיסְרָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(kə·sî·sə·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5516.htm">Strong's 5516: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sisera -- a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of some returning exiles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jabin</span><br /><span class="heb">כְ֝יָבִ֗ין</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·yā·ḇîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2985.htm">Strong's 2985: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jabin -- 'one who is intelligent', two Canaanite kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the River</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנַ֣חַל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·na·ḥal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Kishon,</span><br /><span class="heb">קִישֽׁוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(qî·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7028.htm">Strong's 7028: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kishon -- a wadi in the plain of Megiddo</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 83:9 Do to them as you did (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/83-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 83:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/83-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 83:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>