Psalms 83:4

Psalms 83:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
• New International Version (NIV)“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)They say, "Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

Context of Psalms 83:4

2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. 3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” 5For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You— 6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

Psalms 83:4 word by word

אָמְר֗וּ לְ֭כוּ וְנַכְחִידֵ֣ם מִגּ֑וֹי וְלֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֖ר שֵֽׁם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Comeהָלַךְhâlak · to go: come!H1980
• let us erase themכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• as a nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• may the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• be rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• moreעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750

Cross-references for Psalms 83:4

• Exodus 1:10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
• Esther 3:6And 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.
• Proverbs 1:12let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
• Jeremiah 11:19For 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.”
• Jeremiah 31:36“Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.”
• Daniel 7:25He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.
• Matthew 27:62The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
• Acts 4:17But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
• Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

Commentaries on Psalms 83:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Let us cut them off - Let us exterminate the whole race, that there may not be a record of them on the face of the earth. And their scheme was well laid: eight or ten different nations united themselves in a firm bond to do this; and they had kept their purpose so secret that the king of Judah does not appear to have heard of it till his territories were actually invaded, and the different bodies of this coalition had assembled at En-gedi. Never was Judah…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off … - Let us utterly destroy them, and root them out from among the nations. Let us combine against them, and overpower them; let us divide their land among ourselves, attaching it to our own. The nations referred to Psalm 83:6-8 were those which surrounded the land of Israel; and the proposal seems to have been to partition the land of the Hebrews among themselves, as has been done in modern times in regard to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The enemy has successfully intimidated God’s people, so the poet prays that the Lord will hear and act.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. from being a nation--utter destruction (Is 7:8; 23:1). Israel--here used for Judah, having been the common name.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 83:4

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Armies

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Alone
• Asaph
• Psalms
• Seek
• God
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Palestine

Commentaries on Psalms 83

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings