Psalms 83:7

Psalms 83:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
• New International Version (NIV)Byblos, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

Context of Psalms 83:7

5For they have consulted together with one heart: they have made an alliance together against thee. 6The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagarites; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia, with the inhabitants of Tyre; 8Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah. 9Do unto them as to Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon:

Psalms 83:7 word by word

גְּבָ֣ל וְ֭עַמּוֹן וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק פְּ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת עִם־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי צֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 83:7

• Joshua 13:5and the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sun-rising, from Baal-Gad at the foot of mount Hermon to the entrance into Hamath;
• Ezekiel 27:9The elders of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee repairing thy leaks; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee, to barter with thee.

Commentaries on Psalms 83:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Gebal - The Giblites, who were probably the persons here designed, were a tribe of the ancient inhabitants of the land of Canaan, and are mentioned as unconquered at the death of Joshua, Joshua 13:5. They are called stone-squarers or Giblites, 1 Kings 5:18, and were of considerable assistance to Hiram king of Tyre, in preparing timber and stones for the building of the temple. They appear to have been eminent in the days of Ezekiel, who terms them the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Gebal - The Gebal here referred to was probably the same as Gebalene, the mountainous tract inhabited by the Edomites, extending from the Dead Sea southward toward Petra, and still called by the Arabs Djebal (Gesenius, Lexicon) The word means mountain. Those who are here referred to were a part of the people of Edom. And Ammon - The word Ammon means son of my people. Ammon was the son of Lot by his youngest daughter, Genesis 19:38. The Ammonites…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Gebal, also known as Byblos, was on the coast of Lebanon. The Amalekites lived south of Israel in the Negev desert. Philistia was southwest of Judah, near the Mediterranean Sea. Tyre was a port city on the Mediterranean Sea, northwest of Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. tabernacles--for people (Psa 78:67). they--all these united with the children of Lot, or Ammonites and Moabites (compare 2Ch 20:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 83:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Armies
• Gebal

In the dictionaries

• Amalek
• Ammon
• Philistines
• Tyre
• Amalek; Amalekite
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ammon, Ammonite
• Tyre, Tyrians
• Alone
• Asaph

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