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They signed a treaty as allies against you—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/83.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/83.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/83.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For they have consulted together with one consent; They form a confederacy against You:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/83.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they have conspired together with one mind; They make a covenant against You:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For they have conspired together with one mind; Against You they make a covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For they have conspired together with one mind; Against Thee do they make a covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/83.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For they have conspired together with one heart; Against You they cut a covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/83.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For they have conspired together with one mind; Against You they make a covenant—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/83.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they have conspired with one mind; they form an alliance against you —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/83.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they have conspired with one mind; they form an alliance against You— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/83.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do they make a covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/83.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All of them fully agree in their plans against you, and among them are <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/83.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For they have consulted together with one consent; against thee do they make a covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/83.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They agree completely on their plan. They form an alliance against you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/83.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They agree on their plan and form an alliance against you: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/83.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, they shrewdly planned together, forming an alliance against you—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/83.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/83.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yes, they devise a unified strategy; they form an alliance against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/83.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/83.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/83.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/83.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For they consulted in heart together, "" They make a covenant against You,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/83.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/83.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For they counseled together with the heart: they will cut out a covenant against thee:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/83.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/83.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 82:6>For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/83.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They scheme with one mind, they have entered into a covenant against you: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/83.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/83.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they have agreed with one heart; they have made alliance against thee:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/83.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because they plotted together in their heart and established a covenant against you:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/83.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For they have consulted together with one consent; Against Thee do they make a covenant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/83.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For they have taken counsel together with one consent: they have made a confederacy against thee;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/83-5.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=10420" 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">4</span>saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">with one mind</a> <a href="/hebrew/3289.htm" title="3289: nō·w·‘ă·ṣū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">they plot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: yiḵ·rō·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">they form</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">an alliance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against You—</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,…<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/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9-10</a></span><br />Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / 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="/ezekiel/38-10.htm">Ezekiel 38:10-12</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. / You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a quiet people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates— / in order to seize the spoil and carry off the plunder, to turn a hand against the desolate places now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and possessions and who live at the center of the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1-4</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). / Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. ...<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="/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="/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="/daniel/11-40.htm">Daniel 11:40-45</a></span><br />At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood. / He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites. / He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44</a></span><br />When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">2 Kings 19:10-13</a></span><br />“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. / Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? / Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-6.htm">Esther 3:6-8</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. / In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar. / Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.<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="/revelation/17-12.htm">Revelation 17:12-14</a></span><br />The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast. / These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast. / 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/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 23:12-13</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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against you:</p><p class="hdg">for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">Psalm 2:2</a></b></br> The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, <i>saying</i>,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-5.htm">Isaiah 7:5-7</a></b></br> Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, … </p><p class="hdg">consent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-3.htm">Joshua 10:3-5</a></b></br> Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6-8</a></b></br> And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">Isaiah 7:2</a></b></br> And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-9.htm">Accord</a> <a href="/psalms/78-37.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">Alliance</a> <a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Confederate</a> <a href="/job/39-9.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Conspire</a> <a href="/esther/6-2.htm">Conspired</a> <a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Consulted</a> <a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/psalms/74-17.htm">Form</a> <a href="/psalms/81-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/50-18.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-85.htm">Accord</a> <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Alliance</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">Confederate</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/psalms/105-25.htm">Conspire</a> <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Conspired</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-14.htm">Consulted</a> <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Form</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/140-8.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/psalms/85-10.htm">Together</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>For with one mind they plot together;</b><br>This phrase highlights the unity and determination of the enemies of Israel. The concept of plotting with "one mind" suggests a concerted effort and a shared purpose among various groups. In biblical context, this reflects the frequent alliances formed by Israel's neighbors to oppose God's people, as seen in historical accounts of coalitions against Israel (e.g., <a href="/2_chronicles/20.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1-2</a>). The unity of these enemies can be seen as a foreshadowing of the end-times coalition against God and His anointed, as described in <a href="/revelation/17-13.htm">Revelation 17:13</a>, where ten kings give their power and authority to the beast with one purpose.<p><b>they form an alliance against You—</b><br>The alliance is not merely against Israel but against God Himself, indicating that the opposition to God's people is ultimately an opposition to God. This reflects the spiritual warfare theme found throughout Scripture, where earthly conflicts mirror the cosmic battle between good and evil. Historically, alliances against Israel often involved nations such as Moab, Ammon, and Edom, who were geographically and culturally close to Israel. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, where the opposition faced by Israel prefigures the opposition Jesus faced from religious and political leaders who conspired against Him (<a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Matthew 26:3-4</a>). Theologically, this underscores the idea that enmity against God's people is enmity against God, a theme echoed in <a href="/acts/9-4.htm">Acts 9:4</a>, where Jesus identifies with His followers by asking Saul, "Why do you persecute Me?"<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/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, often the target of surrounding nations' hostility, as depicted in this psalm.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>The psalm refers to a coalition of nations plotting against Israel, representing historical and spiritual adversaries.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate target of the enemies' alliance, as their opposition to Israel is seen as opposition to God Himself.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/alliance.htm">Alliance</a></b><br>The coalition of nations that come together with a unified purpose to oppose God's people, symbolizing the broader spiritual battle against God's plans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_opposition.htm">Unity in Opposition</a></b><br>The enemies of God often unite in their opposition, reminding us of the importance of unity among believers in standing firm in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The physical alliance against Israel reflects the spiritual battles believers face. We must be vigilant and equipped with the armor of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the plots against His people, God remains sovereign. Trust in His ultimate plan and protection is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_deliverance.htm">Prayer for Deliverance</a></b><br>Like Asaph, we should bring our concerns about opposition to God in prayer, seeking His intervention and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a></b><br>The psalm encourages believers to remain faithful and steadfast, even when facing overwhelming opposition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_83.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 83</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_83_literal_or_poetic.htm">Is there evidence that the events implied in Psalm 83 happened literally, or is this purely poetic hyperbole without historical basis?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_psalm_83_nations_unite_against_israel.htm">Does the historical or archaeological record confirm that the nations listed in Psalm 83:6-8 ever formed a united conspiracy against Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/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/evidence_for_threats_in_psalm_5.htm">Has any historical or archaeological evidence been found to confirm the specific threats David describes in Psalm 5?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">They are confederate.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">they have cut a covenant, </span>from the custom described in <a href="/genesis/15-17.htm" title="And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.">Genesis 15:17</a>. (Comp. the Greek <span class= "greekheb">????? ???????</span>.)<p><span class= "bld">Against thee.</span>--God and "His hidden ones" are one, a truth preparing the way for that grander truth of the identification of the Son of man with all needing help or pity in Matthew 25<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/83.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For they have consulted together with one consent</span> (comp. ver. 3). <span class="cmt_word">They are confederate against thee;</span> literally, <span class="accented">have entered into a covenant against thee.</span> A formal treaty seems to be intended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/83-5.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</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">with one mind</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they plot</span><br /><span class="heb">נוֹעֲצ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nō·w·‘ă·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common 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">together,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּ֑ו</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they form</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכְרֹֽתוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiḵ·rō·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an alliance</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against You—</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֝לֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 83:5 For they have conspired together with one (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/83-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 83:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 83:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:6" /></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>