Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 83:5
5For they have conspired with one mind; they form an alliance against you —
Psalms 83:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
- New International Version (NIV)With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you—
- English Standard Version (ESV)For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant—
- New King James Version (NKJV)For they have consulted together with one consent; They form a confederacy against You:
Context of Psalms 83:5
3They devise clever schemes against your people; they conspire against your treasured ones. 4They say, “Come, let’s wipe them out as a nation so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.” For they have conspired with one mind; they form an alliance against you — 6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, 7Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.
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כִּ֤י נוֹעֲצ֣וּ לֵ֣ב יַחְדָּ֑ו עָ֝לֶ֗יךָ בְּרִ֣ית יִכְרֹֽתוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 83:5
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers conspire together against the Lord and his Anointed One:
- Proverbs 21:30No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the Lord.
- Isaiah 7:5For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted harm against you. They say,
- Isaiah 8:9Band together, peoples, and be broken; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for war, and be broken; prepare for war, and be broken.
- John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and were saying, “What are we going to do since this man is doing many signs?
- Acts 23:12When it was morning, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Revelation 17:13These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
- Revelation 19:19Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and against his army.
- Joshua 10:3Therefore King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent word to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon, saying,
- 2 Samuel 10:6When the Ammonites realized they had become repulsive to David, they hired twenty thousand foot soldiers from the Arameans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, one thousand men from the king of Maacah, and twelve thousand men from Tob.
- Isaiah 7:2When it became known to the house of David that Aram had occupied Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.
Commentaries on Psalms 83:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They have consulted together with one consent - With a united heart, יחדו לב leb yachdav, Their heart and soul are in the work. They are confederate against thee - "They have made a covenant," יכריתו ברית berith yachrithu, "they have cut the covenant sacrifice." They have slain an animal, divided him in twain, and passed between the pieces of the victim; and have thus bound themselves to accomplish their purpose.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For they have consulted together with one consent - Margin, as in Hebrew, heart. There is no division in their counsels on this subject. They have one desire - one purpose - in regard to the matter. Pilate and Herod were made friends together against Christ Luke 23:12; and the world, divided and hostile on other matters, has been habitually united in its opposition to Christ and to a pure and spiritual religion. They are confederate against thee…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8they form an alliance: The allies agreed to fight against God and his people. The nations named in this alliance lived around Israel and Judah.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. they have consulted--with heart, or cordially. together--all alike.Read the comment
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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
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