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and people from Philistia and Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/83.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/83.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/83.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/83.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/83.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/83.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/83.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/83.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/83.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/83.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia and Phoenicia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/83.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/83.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia, along with those who live in Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/83.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the people of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, and of Philistia and Tyre. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/83.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/83.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/83.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/83.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/83.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/83.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/83.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/83.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/83.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Gebal and Ammon and Amalek; the rovers with the inhabitants of Tyre;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/83.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/83.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 82:8>and Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, the foreigners among the inhabitants of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/83.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/83.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/83.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The people of the region of Ammon and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/83.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The borders of Ammon and of Amalek and of the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tsur.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/83.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/83.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalec; the Philistines also, with them that dwell at Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/83-7.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=10432" 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">6</span>the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1381.htm" title="1381: gə·ḇāl (N-proper-ms) -- A region S. of the Dead Sea. The same as Gbal; Gebal, a region in Idumaea.">of Gebal,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: wə·‘am·mō·wn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country.">Ammon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6002.htm" title="6002: wa·‘ă·mā·lêq (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Esau, also his posterity. Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.">and Amalek,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6429.htm" title="6429: pə·le·šeṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A territory on the S. Mediterranean coast of Isr. From palash; rolling, i.e. Migratory; Pelesheth, a region of Syria.">of Philistia</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: ṣō·wr (N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">of Tyre.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a></span><br />Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24</a></span><br />Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">1 Chronicles 5:10</a></span><br />During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-19.htm">1 Chronicles 5:19-20</a></span><br />They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. / And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Isaiah 9:12</a></span><br />Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28-33</a></span><br />Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east! / They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’ / Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Ezekiel 25:4</a></span><br />therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-10.htm">Ezekiel 25:10</a></span><br />I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Obadiah 1:11-14</a></span><br />On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. / You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-6.htm">Matthew 24:6-7</a></span><br />You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-10.htm">Luke 21:10</a></span><br />Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-9.htm">Acts 2:9-11</a></span><br />Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, / Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, / both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;</p><p class="hdg">Gebal</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5</a></b></br> And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Ezekiel 27:9</a></b></br> The ancients of Gebal and the wise <i>men</i> thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/18-11.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-11.htm">Am'alek</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Gebal</a> <a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Philistia</a> <a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/psalms/45-12.htm">Tyre</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/36-12.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/genesis/36-12.htm">Am'alek</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Gebal</a> <a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Philistia</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Tyre</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>of Gebal</b><br>Gebal, also known as Byblos, was an ancient Phoenician city located in modern-day Lebanon. It was a significant center for trade and religion in the ancient Near East. The mention of Gebal in <a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7</a> highlights its historical enmity with Israel. The city was known for its skilled craftsmen and builders, as referenced in <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Ezekiel 27:9</a>, where the shipbuilders of Gebal are mentioned. This connection underscores the city's importance in maritime trade and its potential role in alliances against Israel.<p><b>Ammon</b><br>The Ammonites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, as recorded in <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38</a>. They inhabited the region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan. Historically, the Ammonites were frequent adversaries of Israel, often engaging in conflicts over territory and resources. Their enmity is documented in several biblical accounts, including <a href="/judges/11.htm">Judges 11</a> and <a href="/1_samuel/11.htm">1 Samuel 11</a>. The inclusion of Ammon in this verse reflects the persistent hostility and opposition they posed to the Israelites throughout biblical history.<p><b>and Amalek</b><br>The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe descended from Esau, as noted in <a href="/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12</a>. They were among the first to attack the Israelites after the Exodus, as described in <a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>. This initial conflict led to a long-standing enmity between the two groups. The Amalekites are often seen as a symbol of opposition to God's people, and their mention in <a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7</a> serves as a reminder of their historical aggression and the divine judgment pronounced against them in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a>.<p><b>of Philistia</b><br>The Philistines were a seafaring people who settled along the coastal regions of Canaan, in what is now the Gaza Strip. They are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament as adversaries of Israel, with notable conflicts involving figures like Samson and David. The Philistines' advanced military technology, including their use of iron weapons, made them formidable opponents. Their inclusion in this verse highlights the persistent threat they posed to Israel's security and sovereignty.<p><b>with the people of Tyre</b><br>Tyre was a prominent Phoenician city-state located on the Mediterranean coast, known for its wealth and trade. The people of Tyre were skilled merchants and sailors, as depicted in <a href="/ezekiel/27.htm">Ezekiel 27</a>. While Tyre had periods of peaceful relations with Israel, such as during the reign of King Hiram who assisted Solomon in building the temple (1 Kings 5), there were also times of hostility. The mention of Tyre in <a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7</a> suggests a coalition of various nations against Israel, emphasizing the widespread nature of the opposition faced by God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gebal.htm">Gebal</a></b><br>An ancient city and region, often associated with the Phoenicians. It was known for its skilled craftsmen and maritime trade.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ammon.htm">Ammon</a></b><br>A nation descended from Lot, located east of the Jordan River. Historically, the Ammonites were often in conflict with Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/amalek.htm">Amalek</a></b><br>A nomadic tribe, descendants of Esau, known for their longstanding enmity with Israel. They attacked the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistia.htm">Philistia</a></b><br>A region on the southwestern coast of Canaan, inhabited by the Philistines, who were frequent adversaries of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>A prominent Phoenician city known for its wealth and trade. It was located on the Mediterranean coast and had complex relations with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_historical_context.htm">Understanding Historical Context</a></b><br>Recognize the historical enmity between these nations and Israel. This context helps us understand the psalmist's plea for God's intervention against Israel's enemies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as Israel faced physical enemies, Christians today face spiritual battles. <a href="/bsb/ephesians/6.htm">Ephesians 6</a> reminds us to put on the full armor of God to stand against spiritual adversaries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the alliances and threats against Israel, God remains sovereign. Trust in His ultimate control over nations and history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_prayer.htm">Unity in Prayer</a></b><br>The psalmist's call for divine intervention encourages believers to unite in prayer against common spiritual challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/lessons_from_history.htm">Lessons from History</a></b><br>Reflect on how past conflicts and resolutions in the Bible can guide us in dealing with current personal and communal challenges.<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/are_psalm_83_6-8_names_historical_or_symbolic.htm">Do the names and alliances in Psalm 83:6-8 reflect actual historical groups, or might they be anachronistic or symbolic references?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_mass_confusion_by_god.htm">Psalm 55:9 calls on God to 'confuse the wicked.' Where is the historical evidence of such a miraculous mass confusion?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Gebal.</span>--If this is a noun, as generally supposed, and as printed in the text, we must take it as a synonym of Edom (the <span class= "ital">Gebalene </span>of Eusebius). The Gebal of <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm" title="The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in you your caulkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to occupy your merchandise.">Ezekiel 27:9</a> is not to be thought of; but it is most likely a verb:<p>"Both Ammon and Amalek are joined together,<p>The Philistines (are joined) with the men of Tyre."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/83.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Gebal</span>. There is no reason to doubt that the Phoenician town of the name, mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Ezekiel 27:9</a>, and alluded to in <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5</a> and <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">1 Kings 5:18</a>, is meant. A southern Gebal, in the vicinity of Edom, is a fiction. Gebal was one of the most important of the Phoenician cities from the time of Shalmaneser II. (B.C. 828-810) to that of Nebuchadnezzar (B.C. 635-560); see the author's 'History of Phoenicia,' p. 79. <span class="cmt_word">And Ammon.</span> Ammon, like Moab, was a perpetual enemy of the Jewish people from their entrance into Palestine to the time of the Maccabees. <span class="cmt_word">And Amalek</span>. The Amalekites, on the contrary, disappear from history from the time of their destruction by the Simeonites in the reign of Hezekiah (1 Chronicles 5:42, 43). <span class="cmt_word">The Philistines</span>. Persistent enemies, like Edom, Moab, and Ammon (see I Macc. 5:66). <span class="cmt_word">With the inhabitants of Tyre.</span> Tyre, in early times, was friendly to Israel (<a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11</a>; <a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">1 Kings 5:1-18</a>; <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26-28</a>). and is not elsewhere mentioned as hostile until the reign of Uzziah (<a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Amos 1:9</a>). She rejoiced, however, when Jerusalem was destroyed (<a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Ezekiel 26:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/83-7.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">Gebal,</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבָ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1381.htm">Strong's 1381: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gebal -- a region South of the Dead Sea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ammon,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭עַמּוֹן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘am·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5983.htm">Strong's 5983: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ammon -- a people living East of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Amalek,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·mā·lêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6002.htm">Strong's 6002: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Philistia</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(pə·le·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6429.htm">Strong's 6429: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistia -- a territory on the southern Mediterranean coast of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֥שְׁבֵי</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Tyre.</span><br /><span class="heb">צֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tyre -- a Phoenician city</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 83:7 Gebal Ammon and Amalek (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 83:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/83-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 83:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:8" /></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>