Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 83:10
[Which] perished at Endor: they became [as] (i) dung for the earth.
(i) Trodden under foot as mire.
[Which] perished at Endor: they became [as] (i) dung for the earth.
(i) Trodden under foot as mire.
Verse Psalms 83:10. _PERISHED AT EN-DOR_] This refers to the defeat of the _Midianites_ by _Gideon_, who were encamped in the valley of _Jezreel_, at the foot of Mount _Gilboa_, and near to _Tabor_,...
WHICH PERISHED AT EN-DOR - Endor is not particularly mentioned in the history of the transaction in the book of Judges, but it is known that Endor was in the vicinity of Mount Tabor, and there is no i...
Psalms 83 The Final Enemies Overthrown _ 1. The enemies in confederacy (Psalms 83:1)_ 2. Their complete defeat and fate (Psalms 83:9) Elsewhere in prophecy we read of the confederacies of nations,...
LXXXIII. The date can be fixed with a near approach to certainty. The clue is furnished by 1 Maccabees 5. The victories of Judas Maccabæ us and the cleansing of the Temple in 165 B.C. (p. 607) were fo...
EARTH. ground, or soil. Hebrew. _'adamah._ See note on Isaiah 25:10....
Prayer for their destruction as the Canaanites were destroyed by Deborah and Barak, and the Midianites by Gideon....
En-dor is not mentioned in the narrative of Judges, but it was situated in the same valley as Taanach and Megiddo, which are named in Judges 5:19, and is mentioned along with them in Joshua 17:11. as...
PSALMS 83 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Appeal to God for Deliverance from an Impending Invasion. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 83:1-4, Israel's Enemies described as the Enemies of Godtheir Destructive Designs...
Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. WHICH PERISHED AT EN-DOR: THEY BECAME AS DUNG FOR THE EARTH. En-dor is not mentioned in Judges as the scene of the overthrow of Midian. T...
This Ps. describes a confederacy of God's enemies, the object of which is to attack and exterminate Israel (Psalms 83:2). A list of the allies is given (Psalms 83:6). The Psalmist appeals to God to in...
ENDOR] not mentioned in Judges 4:5, but it was in the locality referred to in Judges 5:19 : see Joshua 17:11....
Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ ENEMIES ALL ROUND US! PSALMS 83 Jesus said, "I am sending you like sheep into a group of wolves. So, be as clever as snakes but, like the dove, do not hurt anybod...
(9-12) For the historical allusion see references in margin. The splendid victories of Barak and Gideon were the constant theme of poets and prophets when trying to encourage their own generation by t...
EN-DOR. — This place, for which see 1 Samuel 28, is not mentioned in Judges 4, but is in the battle-field not far from the Taanach and Megiddo of Deborah’s song. (Robinson, iii. 224)...
_[Psalms 83:11]_ נִשְׁמְד֥וּ בְֽ עֵין־דֹּ֑אר הָ֥יוּ דֹּ֝֗מֶן...
Psalms 83:1 THIS psalm is a cry for help against a world in arms. The failure of all attempts to point to a period when all the allies here represented as confederate against Israel were or could have...
“THE MOST HIGH OVER ALL THE EARTH” Psalms 83:1 This psalm was composed on the occasion described in 2 Chronicles 20:1, where we learn that at a great crisis the Spirit of God came on Jahaziel, one of...
The psalmist has a vision of the confederacy of all the enemies of the people of God. This he describes as to its process, it constitution, and its purpose. They have taken counsel together with the a...
_Christ. Chaldean, "the Messias," (Berthier) through whom we address all our petitions. (Worthington) --- Protect thy people, (St. Jerome) and raise up the throne of David. (Calmet)_...
There is not only a great beauty in this appeal and prayer of the church, against all her enemies, but also a great exercise of faith, in divine dependence. We give God credit for all that is to come,...
Psalms 83 requires only to call attention to its subject. It is the last confederacy of the nations surrounding Canaan, with Assur helping them. At the close of the psalm, though the cry be to God as...
WHICH PERISHED AT ENDOR,.... Aben Ezra and Kimchi understand this of the Midianites; but rather it is to be understood of Jabin and Sisera, and the army under them, who perished at this place, which i...
Psalms 83:10 [Which] perished at Endor: they became [as] dung for the earth. Ver. 10. _Which perished at Endor_] A place in the tribe of Manasseh near unto that ancient river, the river Kison, Jos 17...
_Which perished at En-dor_ Either, 1st, The Midianites; or rather, Jabin and Sisera, who were overthrown at Taanach and Megiddo, (Judges 5:19,) nigh unto which places was this En-dor, as appears from...
A PRAYER FOR HELP AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF THE CHURCH. A song or psalm of Asaph, the last of his twelve hymns in the psalter, picturing the craft and rage of the enemies and invoking God's speedy destr...
which perished at Endor, a town on the northern edge of the Plain of Jezreel, for it was there that the battle against the host of the Canaanites took place; THEY BECAME AS DUNG FOR THE EARTH, their d...
9-18 All who oppose the kingdom of Christ may here read their doom. God is the same still that ever he was; the same to his people, and the same against his and their enemies. God would make their en...
WHICH PERISHED AT EN-DOR: either, 1. The Midianites. Or rather, 2. Jabin and Sisera, who were overthrown near Taanach and Megiddo, JUDGES 5:19, nigh unto which places was this En-dor, as appears from...
Psalms 83:10 perished H8045 (H8738) Dor H5874 refuse H1828 earth H127 Endor - Joshua 17:11;...
This is a Psalm that is not often read, and very seldom expounded, I should think. According to the title, it is «A Song or Psalm of Asaph.» Asaph is one of a little group of poets who flourished side...
CONTENTS: An appeal to God's jealousy for His cause and prayer for defeat of enemies. CHARACTERS: God, Asaph, Sisera, Zeeb, Jabin, Oreb. CONCLUSION: We cannot but be zealous against those who federat...
This psalm bears the style and character of Asaph's composition. It has been referred to the time of Hezekiah, when Sennacherib came up against Judea; but he came equally against Egypt, and all the ni...
_Keep not Thou silence, O God: hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God._ AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN I. A lamentable social scene (Psalms 83:2). The scene is that of men in tumultuous hostility both to...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 83:1. This is a community lament, responding to a situation in which God’s people are threatened by Gentile enemies (vv. Psalms 83:6) who aim
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 83:9 The basic request is that these enemies would utterly fail in their scheme. The ultimate reason for Israel’s existence is to serve God’s purpose of restoring true worship and...
INTRODUCTION This is the last of the Psalms of Asaph. If the Psalm refers to the times of Jehoshaphat, the author was probably “Jahaziel, a Levite of the sons of Asaph,” upon whom “came the Spirit of...
EXPOSITION THE psalmist makes a passionate appeal to God on behalf of Israel at a time of great danger. A confederacy has been formed among the surrounding nations, having for its object the destructi...
Psa 83:1-18 is a psalm where he is speaking out of the calamities that the enemies have brought upon them and asking for God's deliverance as He had in their past history. Asking God to work, "O God,...
1 Samuel 28:7; 2 Kings 9:37; Jeremiah 16:4; Jeremiah 8:2; Joshua 17:11