Psalms 83:18
\83:17\Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
In Context
17\83:16\Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.
19\83:18\So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.
Cross References
Exodus 6:3I let myself be seen by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God, the Ruler of all; but they had no knowledge of my name Yahweh.
2 Kings 19:19But now, O Lord our God, give us salvation from his hands, so that it may be clear to all the kingdoms of the earth that you and only you, O Lord, are God.
Psalms 9:16\9:15\The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.
Psalms 35:4Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.
Psalms 92:8\92:7\When the sinners come up like the grass, and all the workers of evil do well for themselves, it is so that their end may be eternal destruction.
Isaiah 5:16But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 83:10-18
Prophetic Imprecations. 9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: 10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. 11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: 12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. 13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. 14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; 15 So persecute them with… Read the whole commentary →