Gebal and Ammon, and Amalek, the Philistines, with the inhabitants of [a]Tyre.

Assyria also is joined with them: they have been an arm to the children [b]of Lot. Selah.

Do thou to them as unto the [c]Midianites: as to Sisera and as to Jabin at the river of Kishon.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:7 Or, Zor.
  2. Psalm 83:8 The wickedness of the Ammonites and Moabites is described in that they provoked these other nations to fight against the Israelites their brethren.
  3. Psalm 83:9 By these examples they were confirmed, that God would not suffer his people to be utterly destroyed, Judg. 7:21 and 4:15.

Byblos,(A) Ammon(B) and Amalek,(C)
    Philistia,(D) with the people of Tyre.(E)
Even Assyria(F) has joined them
    to reinforce Lot’s descendants.[a](G)

Do to them as you did to Midian,(H)
    as you did to Sisera(I) and Jabin(J) at the river Kishon,(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.