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they plot against those you cherish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/83.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They devise crafty schemes against your people; they conspire against your precious ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/83.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/83.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/83.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/83.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They make shrewd plans against Thy people, And conspire together against Thy treasured ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/83.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/83.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They concoct crafty schemes against Your people, And conspire together against Your hidden <i>and</i> precious ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/83.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They devise clever schemes against your people; they conspire against your treasured ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/83.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They devise clever schemes against Your people; they conspire against Your treasured ones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/83.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/83.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are sly, and they plot against those you treasure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/83.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together against thy hidden ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/83.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They make plans in secret against your people and plot together against those you treasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/83.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They are making secret plans against your people; they are plotting against those you protect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/83.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They plot against your people and conspire against your cherished ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/83.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/83.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/83.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/83.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/83.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/83.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They take crafty counsel against Your people, "" And consult against Your hidden ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/83.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/83.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Against thy people they will make crafty consultation, and they will counsel against thy hidden ones.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/83.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/83.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 82:4>They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/83.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They conspire against your people, plot against those you protect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/83.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against those you protect.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/83.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have taken crafty counsel, and consulted against thy chosen ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/83.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They forged a secret in their craftiness and counseled against your Holy Ones.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/83.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They hold crafty converse against Thy people, And take counsel against Thy treasured ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/83.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Against thy people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against thy saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/83-3.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=10405" 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">2</span>See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6191.htm" title="6191: ya·‘ă·rî·mū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To be shrewd or crafty. A primitive root; properly, to be bare; but used only in the derivative sense to be cunning.">With cunning</a> <a href="/hebrew/5475.htm" title="5475: sō·wḏ (N-ms) -- Council, counsel. From yacad; a session, i.e. Company of persons; by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret.">they scheme</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3289.htm" title="3289: wə·yiṯ·yā·‘ă·ṣū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">and conspire</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/6845.htm" title="6845: ṣə·p̄ū·ne·ḵā (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to hide; by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically to protect, to lurk.">those You cherish,</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”…<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="/nehemiah/4-8.htm">Nehemiah 4:8</a></span><br />and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19</a></span><br />For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-5.htm">Ezekiel 35:5</a></span><br />Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-6.htm">Esther 3:6</a></span><br />And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-11.htm">2 Kings 6:11-12</a></span><br />For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?” / But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-18.htm">Genesis 37:18-20</a></span><br />Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. / “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. / “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/23-9.htm">1 Samuel 23:9-12</a></span><br />When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.” / And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account. / Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-12.htm">2 Samuel 15:12</a></span><br />While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Isaiah 8:10</a></span><br />Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Micah 4:11</a></span><br />But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Matthew 26:3-4</a></span><br />At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, / and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12-15</a></span><br />When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. / They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-25.htm">Acts 4:25-28</a></span><br />You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’ / In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-14.htm">Matthew 12:14</a></span><br />But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They have taken crafty counsel against your people, and consulted against your hidden ones.</p><p class="hdg">they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9</a></b></br> He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/56-6.htm">Psalm 56:6</a></b></br> They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/64-2.htm">Psalm 64:2</a></b></br> Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:</p><p class="hdg">thy hidden</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Psalm 27:5</a></b></br> For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Psalm 31:20</a></b></br> Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Psalm 91:1</a></b></br> He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Cherish</a> <a href="/psalms/66-18.htm">Cherished</a> <a href="/psalms/71-10.htm">Conspire</a> <a href="/psalms/71-10.htm">Consult</a> <a href="/psalms/71-10.htm">Consulted</a> <a href="/psalms/64-5.htm">Converse</a> <a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Crafty</a> <a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/psalms/78-2.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/76-6.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/64-5.htm">Plans</a> <a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Protected</a> <a href="/psalms/81-7.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Shrewd</a> <a href="/psalms/71-24.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/24-1.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/psalms/53-2.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/4-10.htm">Cherish</a> <a href="/hosea/9-16.htm">Cherished</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Conspire</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-12.htm">Consult</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Consulted</a> <a href="/acts/24-26.htm">Converse</a> <a href="/psalms/89-7.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Crafty</a> <a href="/psalms/119-118.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/psalms/89-46.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/86-14.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/84-3.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/psalms/85-8.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/140-2.htm">Plans</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-25.htm">Protected</a> <a href="/psalms/89-7.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-25.htm">Shrewd</a> <a href="/psalms/105-1.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/psalms/90-12.htm">Wise</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'; 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Throughout biblical history, Israel faced numerous adversaries who plotted against them, often using deceitful tactics. The term "cunning" suggests a level of craftiness and intelligence in their schemes, reminiscent of the serpent in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1</a>, who was described as more cunning than any other beast. This reflects the ongoing spiritual warfare against God's chosen people, a theme that runs throughout the Bible. The enemies' schemes can be seen in various historical contexts, such as the plots of Haman in the Book of Esther or the Philistines' strategies against Israel. These adversaries often sought to undermine Israel's covenant relationship with God, which is a recurring theme in the Old Testament.<p><b>and conspire against those You cherish</b><br>The word "conspire" indicates a secretive and collaborative effort to harm. This reflects the unity among the enemies of Israel, who often formed alliances to oppose God's people. The phrase "those You cherish" underscores the special relationship between God and Israel, His chosen nation. This covenant relationship is central to the Old Testament narrative, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6-8</a>, where God expresses His love and choice of Israel. The conspiracies against Israel can be seen as direct challenges to God's sovereignty and His promises to His people. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament understanding of the Church as the cherished bride of Christ, who faces spiritual opposition in the world. The ultimate fulfillment of God's protection and love for His cherished ones is seen in Jesus Christ, who embodies God's covenant faithfulness and love.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Psalm 83</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court, known for his role in leading worship and composing psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_people.htm">God's People (Israel)</a></b><br>The primary focus of the conspiracies mentioned in the verse, representing the nation of Israel, whom God has chosen and cherished.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>The adversaries who plot against Israel, representing various nations and groups historically opposed to God's people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cherished_ones.htm">The Cherished Ones</a></b><br>Refers to the people of Israel, whom God holds dear and protects, highlighting their special covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cunning_schemes_and_conspiracies.htm">Cunning Schemes and Conspiracies</a></b><br>The actions of Israel's enemies, characterized by deceit and strategic planning to harm God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_over_his_people.htm">God's Protection Over His People</a></b><br>Despite the cunning schemes of their enemies, God's people are under His divine protection. Believers today can trust in God's safeguarding presence in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as Israel faced physical enemies, Christians face spiritual adversaries. Recognizing the reality of spiritual warfare encourages believers to remain vigilant and prayerful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_and_unity.htm">The Importance of Community and Unity</a></b><br>The conspiracies against Israel highlight the need for unity among God's people. In the church, unity strengthens believers against external threats.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's sovereignty assures us that no scheme against His people will ultimately succeed. Believers can rest in the knowledge that God is in control.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_opposition_with_faith.htm">Responding to Opposition with Faith</a></b><br>When facing opposition, believers are called to respond with faith and reliance on God, rather than fear or retaliation.<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/how_to_reconcile_psalm_83_4_with_genesis_12_3.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 83:4's call to wipe out Israel with God's promises of protection in other passages like Genesis 12:3?</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/who_is_ahinoam_of_jezreel.htm">Can Satan listen to our prayers?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">They have taken crafty counsel.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">They have made their plot crafty</span>; or, as we say, "They have laid a deep plot."<p><span class= "bld">Hidden ones</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>those under God's close protection, as in <a href="/psalms/17-8.htm" title="Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,">Psalm 17:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm" title="For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up on a rock.">Psalm 27:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/31-20.htm" title="You shall hide them in the secret of your presence from the pride of man: you shall keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.">Psalm 31:20</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/83.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They have taken crafty counsel against thy people.</span> Such a widespread confederacy as that described below (vers. 6-8) cannot have been formed without much secret consultation and plotting. <span class="cmt_word">And consulted against thy hidden ones;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "those whom thou hidest in the covert of thy presence from the plottings of man" (<a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Psalm 31:20</a>, Revised Version: comp. <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Psalm 27:5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/83-3.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">With cunning</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲרִ֣ימוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·rî·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6191.htm">Strong's 6191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, bare, to be cunning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they scheme</span><br /><span class="heb">ס֑וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(sō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5475.htm">Strong's 5475: </a> </span><span class="str2">A session, company of persons, intimacy, consultation, a secret</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֭מְּךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and conspire</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יִתְיָעֲצ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiṯ·yā·‘ă·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3289.htm">Strong's 3289: </a> </span><span class="str2">To advise, to deliberate, resolve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those You cherish,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְפוּנֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·p̄ū·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6845.htm">Strong's 6845: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 83:3 They conspire with cunning against your people (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/83-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 83:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/83-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 83:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:4" /></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>