Psalms 83:8
\83:7\Gebal and Ammon and Amalek; the Philistines and the people of Tyre;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
In Context
7\83:6\The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites;
9\83:8\Assur is joined with them; they have become the support of the children of Lot. (Selah.)
Cross References
Genesis 10:11From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,
Genesis 25:3And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.
2 Kings 15:19In his day, Pul, the king of Assyria, came up against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that he might let him keep the kingdom.
Ezekiel 27:9The responsible men of Gebal and its wise men were in you, making your boards watertight: all the ships of the sea with their seamen were in you trading in your goods.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 83:2-9
Complaints against Enemies. 1 Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. 2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. 4 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. 5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: 6 The tabernacles of… Read the whole commentary →