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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Psalms 83:1 - 83:1
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Psa 83:1-18. Of Asaph - (See on Psa 74:1, title). The historical occasion is probably that of 2Ch 20:1, 2Ch 20:2 (compare Psa 47:1-9; Psa 48:1-14). After a general petition, the craft and rage of the combined enemies are described, God’s former dealings recited, and a like summary and speedy destruction on them is invoked.
God addressed as indifferent (compare Psa 35:22; Psa 39:12).
be not still - literally, “not quiet,” as opposed to action.