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Psalms 83:3
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God, describing the moment when national enemies have openly risen and begun plotting against Israel.
The words — The Hebrew יַעֲרִ֣ימוּ (ya.'a.Ri.mu) means they make crafty, paired with ס֑וֹד (Sod) meaning counsel, describing a calculated plot.
The thread — This theme of covert hostility appears in Psalms 64:2, where the psalmist asks to be hidden from the wicked’s scheming, and in Psalms 27:5 and 31:20, which describe God’s shelter against human plots.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize coordinated opposition as a present reality and to direct attention to divine protection rather than human defense.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
Cross-references
- Psalms 64:2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
- Psalms 27:5 For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
- Psalms 31:20 You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
- Isaiah 7:6 ‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’
- Psalms 10:9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
- Psalms 91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Luke 20:20 So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
- Psalms 56:6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
- 1 Samuel 13:19 And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
- Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.