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

2For behold, Your enemies make an uproar, And those who hate You have exalted themselves. 3They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones. They have said, “Come, and let’s wipe them out as a nation, So that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.” 5For they have conspired together with one mind; They make a covenant against You: 6The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites;

Psalms 83:4 word by word

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

• They have saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Comeהָלַךְhâlak · to go: come!H1980
• let’s wipeכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• as a nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• will noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• longerעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• be rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142

Cross-references for Psalms 83:4

• Exodus 1:10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, otherwise they will multiply, and in the event of war, they will also join those who hate us, and fight against us and depart from the land.”
• Esther 3:6But he considered it beneath his dignity to kill Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; so Haman sought to annihilate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were found throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
• Proverbs 1:12Let’s swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, like those who go down to the pit;
• Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit, And let’s cut him off from the land of the living, So that his name will no longer be remembered.”
• Jeremiah 31:36“If this fixed order departs From Me,” declares the Lord, “Then the descendants of Israel also will cease To be a nation before Me forever.”
• Daniel 7:25And he will speak against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.
• Matthew 27:62Now on the next day, that is, the day which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate,
• Acts 4:17But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let’s warn them not to speak any longer to any person in this name.”
• Acts 9:1Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to 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