Psalms 83:12
For the Lord loves mercy and truth: God will give grace and glory: the Lord will not withhold good things from them that walk in innocence.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
In Context
13O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusts in thee.
Cross References
Judges 7:25And they took the princes of Madiam, even Oreb and Zeb; and they slew Oreb in Sur Oreb, and they slew Zeb in Jakephzeph; and they pursued Madiam, and brought the + 7:25 Gr. head.heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon from beyond Jordan.
2 Chronicles 20:11yet now, behold, they make attempts against us, to come forth to cast us out from our inheritance which thou gavest us.
Psalms 83:4Yea, the sparrow has found himself a home, and the turtle-dove a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
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 →