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Don’t you see that your arrogant enemies are rising up?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/83.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/83.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/83.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/83.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, Your enemies make an uproar, And those who hate You have exalted themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For behold, Your enemies make an uproar, And those who hate You have exalted themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For, behold, Thine enemies make an uproar; And those who hate Thee have exalted themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/83.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For behold, Your enemies roar, And those who hate You have lifted up their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/83.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For behold, Your enemies are in tumult, And those who hate You have raised their heads [in hatred of You].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/83.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See how your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have acted arrogantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/83.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See how Your enemies make an uproar; those who hate You have acted arrogantly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/83.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/83.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your hateful enemies are turning against you and rebelling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/83.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/83.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Look, your enemies are in an uproar. Those who hate you hold their heads high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/83.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Look! Your enemies are in revolt, and those who hate you are rebelling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/83.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />See! Your enemies rage; those who hate you issue threats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/83.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/83.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/83.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For, look, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/83.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For lo, thy enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/83.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/83.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, Your enemies roar, "" And those hating You have lifted up the head,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/83.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/83.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For behold, thine enemies will be clamorous; and they hating thee lifted up the head.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/83.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/83.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 82:3>For behold, your enemies have sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/83.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See how your enemies rage; your foes proudly raise their heads. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/83.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even now your enemies are in tumult; those who hate you have raised their heads.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/83.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For, lo, thine enemies are raging and they that hate thee have lifted up the head against thy people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/83.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because, behold, your enemies are enraged, and your haters lift up the head against your people!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/83.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For, lo, Thine enemies are in an uproar; And they that hate Thee have lifted up the head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/83.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For behold, thine enemies have made a noise; and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/83-2.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=10399" 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">1</span>A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">See</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·wy·ḇe·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">Your enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/1993.htm" title="1993: ye·hĕ·mā·yūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; to make a loud sound like Engl. hum); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor.">rage,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: ū·mə·śan·’e·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">how Your foes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">have reared</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">their heads.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,…<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="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12-14</a></span><br />Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters. / The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. / In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-13.htm">Ezekiel 35:13</a></span><br />You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me. I heard it Myself!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Jeremiah 6:23</a></span><br />They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1-2</a></span><br />After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. / Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).<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="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Isaiah 37:23-24</a></span><br />Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! / Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-7.htm">Nehemiah 4:7-8</a></span><br />When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious, / 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="/2_kings/19-22.htm">2 Kings 19:22-23</a></span><br />Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! / Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13-14</a></span><br />For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8</a></span><br />My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-25.htm">Acts 4:25-26</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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-14.htm">Revelation 17:14</a></span><br />They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-30.htm">Matthew 12:30</a></span><br />He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-19</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-7.htm">Romans 8:7</a></span><br />because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For, see, your enemies make a tumult: and they that hate you have lifted up the head.</p><p class="hdg">for, lo</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1,2</a></b></br> Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Psalm 74:4,23</a></b></br> Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns <i>for</i> signs… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">2 Kings 19:28</a></b></br> Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.</p><p class="hdg">that hate</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Psalm 81:15</a></b></br> The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.</p><p class="hdg">lifted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4,5</a></b></br> I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3</a></b></br> The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Isaiah 37:23</a></b></br> Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted <i>thy</i> voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? <i>even</i> against the Holy One of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">Astir</a> <a href="/psalms/39-1.htm">Control</a> <a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Head</a> <a href="/psalms/82-7.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/psalms/80-17.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-14.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/74-23.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/psalms/74-23.htm">Uproar</a> <a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">Astir</a> <a href="/psalms/119-133.htm">Control</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/89-13.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/psalms/89-23.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/89-20.htm">Head</a> <a href="/psalms/109-25.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/psalms/89-16.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-21.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/psalms/84-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-16.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Uproar</a> <a href="/psalms/109-3.htm">War</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>See how Your enemies rage</b><br>This phrase highlights the intense hostility and opposition faced by the people of God. The term "rage" suggests a tumultuous and violent anger, reminiscent of the nations' uproar against God and His anointed in <a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1</a>. Historically, Israel faced numerous adversaries, including surrounding nations like the Philistines, Moabites, and Ammonites, who often sought to disrupt and destroy the nation. This enmity can be traced back to the spiritual conflict between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent (<a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>), symbolizing the ongoing battle between God's people and those opposed to His purposes.<p><b>how Your foes have reared their heads</b><br>The imagery of "rearing their heads" conveys a sense of pride and defiance. In ancient Near Eastern culture, lifting one's head was often associated with asserting dominance or preparing for battle. This phrase suggests that the enemies of God are not only numerous but also bold and unashamed in their opposition. This defiance can be seen in various biblical accounts, such as the arrogance of Pharaoh in Exodus or the taunts of Goliath against the armies of Israel. Theologically, this reflects the broader theme of human pride and rebellion against divine authority, a motif that runs throughout Scripture and finds its ultimate resolution in the victory of Christ over sin and death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_god.htm">Enemies of God</a></b><br>These are the adversaries who oppose God's people and His purposes. In the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Psalm 83</a>, they are the nations surrounding Israel that seek its destruction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of this Psalm, a prominent Levite musician and seer in David's court, who often wrote about the struggles and deliverance of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often under threat from surrounding nations, representing God's covenant people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/surrounding_nations.htm">Surrounding Nations</a></b><br>Historically, these would include nations like Edom, Moab, and Ammon, who were often in conflict with Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>The event sought by the Psalmist, calling for God to act against His enemies and protect His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_warfare.htm">Understanding Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Recognize that the enemies of God are not just physical but spiritual, and they continue to oppose God's purposes today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the apparent strength of God's foes, believers are called to trust in God's ultimate control and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_deliverance.htm">Prayer for Deliverance</a></b><br>Like Asaph, we should earnestly pray for God's intervention in the face of opposition, trusting in His power to save.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_opposition.htm">Awareness of Opposition</a></b><br>Be aware that following God may bring opposition, but also remember that God is our defender.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>Take comfort in the assurance that God will ultimately vindicate His people and bring justice to His enemies.<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/why_is_god_silent_in_psalm_83_1.htm">Why does Psalm 83:1 depict God as silent in the face of a dire threat, despite other scriptures portraying Him as actively intervening? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_enemies_'stumble_and_fall'_in_battle.htm">(Psalm 27:2-3) What evidence supports the idea that enemies literally 'stumble and fall,' and how does this align with actual battlefield outcomes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_jews_and_christians_share_a_god.htm">What does 'You prepare a table before me' mean?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">Make a tumult.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">roar like the sea. </span>So (correctly) LXX. and Vulg. (See <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm" title="Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.">Psalm 46:3</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/83.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For, lo, thine enemies</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Israel's enemies, who are also "thine enemies" (see the comment on Psalm 81:15). <span class="cmt_word">make a tumult</span>; literally, <span class="accented">make a roaring</span>, like the roaring of the sea (comp. <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Psalm 46:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And they that hate thee</span> (compare "the haters of the Lord," in <a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Psalm 81:15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Have lifted up the head;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> raised themselves up against thee - taken a menacing attitude (comp. <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Judges 8:28</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/83-2.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">See</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">א֭וֹיְבֶיךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wy·ḇe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rage,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶהֱמָי֑וּן</span> <span class="translit">(ye·hĕ·mā·yūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1993.htm">Strong's 1993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how your foes</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·śan·’e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have reared</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֣שְׂאוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·śə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their heads.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹֽאשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/83-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 83:2 For behold your enemies are stirred up (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/83-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 83:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/83-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 83:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:3" /></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>