Psalms 83:3
For they form secret plots against thy people, And consult together against thy chosen ones.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
In Context
2For, lo! thine enemies roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.
Cross References
Psalms 10:9He secretly lieth in wait, like a lion in a thicket; He lieth in wait to seize upon the helpless; He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.
Psalms 31:20Thou hidest them in the secret place of thy presence from the machinations of men; Thou shelterest them in thy pavilion from the violence of tongues.
Psalms 64:2Hide me from the assembly of the wicked, From the brawling crowd of evil-doers!
Isaiah 7:6“Let us go up against Judah, and besiege the city, And take it, And set a king in the midst of it, Even the son of Tabeal.”
Colossians 3:3For ye died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God;
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 →