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Psalms 83:3

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.

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:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
KJV
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
WEB
They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
ASV
Thy take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones.
DARBY
They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden ones:
BLB
Against Your people, they act with cunning counsel, and they take counsel together against Your treasured ones.
ÅB
Mot ditt folk legger de med svik hemmelige råd, og de rådslår mot dem du verner.
OTB
De legger listige planer mot ditt folk,
Og sammensverger seg mot dine kjære.
B1930
Mot ditt folk legger de med svik hemmelige råd, og de rådslår mot dem du verner.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 64:2

    Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

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  • Psalms 27:5

    For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

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  • Psalms 31:20

    Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

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  • Isaiah 7:6–7

    Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

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  • Luke 20:20–23

    And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

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  • Psalms 10:9

    He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

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  • Psalms 91:1

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

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  • Psalms 56:6

    They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

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