Focused Passage

Psalms 83:9-12

The Nations' Conspiracy and the LORD Most High Over All the Earth

The psalm moves from a plea that God not be silent, to the enemy uproar and conspiracy against His treasured people, to the naming of a broad hostile coalition, to historical appeals for God to repeat His saving judgments, to storm-and-fire imagery of enemy overthrow, and finally to the ultimate purpose that the LORD's name be sought and known as supreme over all the earth.

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9Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

10who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

12who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”

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Verse 9

Original words

Doעֲשֵֽׂה־H6213Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularto themלָהֶ֥םPreposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralas You did to Midianכְּמִדְיָ֑ןH4080Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singularas to Siseraכְּֽסִֽיסְרָ֥אH5516Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Jabinכְ֝יָבִ֗יןH2985Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singularat the Riverבְּנַ֣חַלH5158Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructKishonקִישֽׁוֹן׃H7028Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

who perishedנִשְׁמְד֥וּH8045Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralvvvבְֽעֵין־H5874Prepositionat Endorדֹּ֑ארH5874Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singularand becameהָ֥יוּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural[like] dungדֹּ֝֗מֶןH1828Noun - masculine singularon the groundלָאֲדָמָֽה׃H127Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 11

Original words

Makeשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹH7896Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine pluraltheir noblesנְ֭דִיבֵמוֹH5081Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plurallike Orebכְּעֹרֵ֣בH6159Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Zeebוְכִזְאֵ֑בH2062Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singularand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheir princesנְסִיכֵֽמוֹ׃H5257Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plurallike Zebahוּֽכְזֶ֥בַחH2078Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Zalmunnaוּ֝כְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עH6759Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

whoאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativesaidאָ֭מְרוּH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralLet us possessנִ֣ירֲשָׁהH3423Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralfor ourselvesלָּ֑נוּPreposition | first person common pluralאֵ֝֗תאֵ֝֗תH853Direct object markerthe pasturesנְא֣וֹתH4999Noun - feminine plural constructof Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃H430Noun - masculine plural

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