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Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/83.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Asshur also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/83.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/83.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Assyria also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/83.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Assyria also has joined them; They have become a help to the children of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Assyria also has joined with them; They have become a help to the children of Lot. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Assyria also has joined with them; They have become a help to the children of Lot. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/83.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Assyria also has joined with them; They have become the power of the children of Lot. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/83.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Assyria also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot [the Ammonites and the Moabites] <i>and</i> have been an arm [of strength] to them. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/83.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even Assyria has joined them; they lend support to the sons of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/83.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even Assyria has joined them; they lend support to the sons of Lot. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/83.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Assyria also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. [Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/83.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even Assyria has joined forces with Moab and Ammon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/83.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Assyria also is joined with them; they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/83.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even Assyria has joined them. They helped the descendants of Lot. [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/83.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Assyria has also joined them as a strong ally of the Ammonites and Moabites, the descendants of Lot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/83.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even Assyria joined them to strengthen the descendants of Lot. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/83.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/83.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even Assyria has allied with them, lending its strength to the descendants of Lot. (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/83.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the descendants of Lot. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/83.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Assur also is joined with them: they have helped the children of Lot. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/83.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/83.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Asshur is also joined with them, "" They have been an arm to sons of Lot. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/83.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/83.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also Assur was joined with them: they were an arm to the sons of Lot Silence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/83.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/83.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 82:9>For even Assur comes with them. They have become the helpers of the sons of Lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/83.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Assyria, too, in league with them, backs the descendants of Lot. <i>Selah</i> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/83.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Assyria also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/83.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The Assyrians have also joined with them; they have helped the children of Lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/83.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also the Assyrians have made agreement with them and they have been a help to the sons of Lot.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/83.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Assyria also is joined with them; They have been an arm to the children of Lot. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/83.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Yea, Assur too is come with them: they have become a help to the children of Lot. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/83-8.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=10438" 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">7</span>of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Even</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">Assyria</a> <a href="/hebrew/3867.htm" title="3867: nil·wāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to twine, i.e. to unite, to remain; also to borrow or To lend.">has joined</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mām (Prep:: 3mp) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">lending</a> <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm" title="2220: zə·rō·w·a‘ (N-fs) -- Arm, shoulder, strength. Or zroao; and zrowpah; or zrowah; from zara'; the arm, or the foreleg; figuratively, force.">strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">to the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3876.htm" title="3876: lō·wṭ (N-proper-ms) -- Abraham's nephew. The same as lowt; Lot, Abraham's nephew.">of Lot.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,…<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/3-13.htm">Judges 3:13</a></span><br />After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1</a></span><br />After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1-2</a></span><br />Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">2 Kings 16:5-6</a></span><br />Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him. / At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13-15</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. / So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest. / Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a></span><br />Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1-6</a></span><br />Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities? / Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD. / Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Isaiah 17:1-3</a></span><br />This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. / The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. / The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm">2 Samuel 8:12</a></span><br />from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-11.htm">1 Chronicles 18:11</a></span><br />and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-47</a></span><br />Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28-32</a></span><br />Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning— / while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment. / Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Assur also is joined with them: they have helped the children of Lot. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">Assur.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-11.htm">Genesis 10:11</a></b></br> Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3</a></b></br> And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.</p><p class="hdg">holpen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2</a></b></br> O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.</p><p class="hdg">the children</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37,38</a></b></br> And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same <i>is</i> the father of the Moabites unto this day… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land <i>for</i> a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot <i>for</i> a possession.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/79-11.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/ezra/4-2.htm">Assur</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/77-15.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/28-7.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/luke/1-54.htm">Holpen</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/50-18.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/80-17.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Support</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/89-10.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/ezra/4-2.htm">Assur</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/89-4.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Holpen</a> <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/105-11.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/psalms/84-4.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/84-5.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/89-21.htm">Support</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 />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <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>Even Assyria has joined them</b><br>Assyria was a powerful empire located in what is now northern Iraq. Known for its military prowess and expansionist policies, Assyria was a significant threat to Israel and its neighbors during the time of the Old Testament. The mention of Assyria joining the coalition against Israel highlights the severity of the threat faced by the Israelites. Historically, Assyria was known for its brutal conquests and deportations, which are documented in both biblical and extra-biblical sources. This phrase indicates a formidable alliance against Israel, as Assyria was a dominant force in the region.<p><b>lending strength to the sons of Lot</b><br>The "sons of Lot" refers to the Moabites and Ammonites, descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew. These groups often had contentious relationships with Israel, as seen in various Old Testament narratives. By aligning with Assyria, the Moabites and Ammonites gained significant military support, increasing the threat to Israel. This alliance underscores the persistent enmity between these nations and Israel, rooted in historical and familial tensions. The phrase also reflects the broader theme of Israel's neighbors conspiring against them, a recurring motif in the Psalms and prophetic literature.<p><b>Selah</b><br>The term "Selah" is often found in the Psalms and is thought to be a musical or liturgical marker, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or emphasis. Its exact meaning is uncertain, but it serves to draw attention to the preceding statement, inviting the reader or listener to consider the gravity of the situation described. In this context, "Selah" may prompt reflection on the formidable alliance against Israel and the need for divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A powerful ancient empire known for its military might and influence. In the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Psalm 83</a>, Assyria represents a formidable ally to the enemies of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_lot.htm">Sons of Lot</a></b><br>Refers to the Moabites and Ammonites, descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew. These groups were often in conflict with Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></b><br>A term used in the Psalms, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or musical interlude.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_alliances.htm">Understanding Alliances</a></b><br>Recognize how alliances can be formed against God's people, both historically and in contemporary spiritual battles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_spiritual_lessons.htm">Historical Context and Spiritual Lessons</a></b><br>Study the historical context of biblical events to gain insights into God's sovereignty and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_and_pause.htm">Reflection and Pause (Selah)</a></b><br>Incorporate moments of reflection in your spiritual journey to consider God's work and your response to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Trust in God's ultimate control over nations and powers, knowing that He can use even adversaries to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Vigilance</a></b><br>Stay vigilant in prayer and spiritual readiness, aware of the spiritual forces that may align against God's people.<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/are_psalm_83_6-8_names_historical_or_symbolic.htm">Do the names and alliances in Psalm 83:6-8 reflect actual historical groups, or might they be anachronistic or symbolic references?</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/how_does_god_guide_amid_global_injustice.htm">In Psalm 67:4, how can we reconcile the statement that God 'guides the nations on earth' with the widespread historical evidence of injustice and suffering?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">Assur.</span>--For the more usual <span class= "ital">Ashur, </span>Assyria. Some, however, think the Syria is here intended, that name being, in the view of the Greek writers, a corruption of Assyria. ("The Greeks call them Syrians, but the Barbarians Assyrians."--Herod, vii., 63.) And even if etymologically incorrect, the error of the Greeks may have been consciously or unconsciously shared by the Jews, and the kingdom of the Seleucidae be honoured by the name of the grander and more ancient power.<p><span class= "bld">They have holpen.</span>--See margin. And for the importance of the form of the statement see Introduction.<p><span class= "bld">Children of Lot.</span>--Ammon and Moab, who thus appear as the leaders of the confederacy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/83.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Assur also is joined with them.</span> This is the climax. Assyria - the great empire - the most important of all the kingdoms of the earth - has joined the petty nations upon Israel's border, and holds a place in the great confederacy. From the historical books it would appear that this occurred but once, viz. in David's great war with the Ammonites and their allies (see the Introduction). <span class="cmt_word">They have holpen the children of Lot</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the Moabites and Ammonites (comp. <a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37, 38</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9, 19</a>). Moab and Ammon would seem to have been the principal powers engaged in the confederacy. The others were their helpers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/83-8.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">Even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Assyria</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֭שּׁוּר</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashshur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has joined</span><br /><span class="heb">נִלְוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(nil·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3867.htm">Strong's 3867: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lending</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֤י֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strength</span><br /><span class="heb">זְר֖וֹעַ</span> <span class="translit">(zə·rō·w·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2220.htm">Strong's 2220: </a> </span><span class="str2">The arm, the foreleg, force</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Lot.</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֣וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(lō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3876.htm">Strong's 3876: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lot -- Abraham's nephew</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 83:8 Assyria also is joined with them (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/83-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 83:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/83-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 83:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:9" /></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>