Psalm 83
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Psalm 83 is a biblical psalm that is a communal lament and plea for divine intervention against hostile nations threatening Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 83 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical psalm
ⓘ
communal lament ⓘ |
| addresses |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
God of Israel
|
| bookNumber | 19 (Book of Psalms) ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Christianity
ⓘ
canonical in Judaism ⓘ |
| centralRequest |
that God would defeat Israel’s enemies
ⓘ
that God would not remain silent ⓘ |
| containsPetition |
for God to make enemies like whirling dust
ⓘ
for God to pursue enemies with His tempest ⓘ for God to treat enemies like Jabin at the river Kishon ⓘ for God to treat enemies like Midian ⓘ for God to treat enemies like Sisera ⓘ |
| expresses |
confidence in God’s sovereignty
ⓘ
desire that adversaries know God is Most High over all the earth ⓘ desire that nations seek the name of the Lord ⓘ |
| genre |
imprecatory psalm
ⓘ
lament ⓘ |
| imagery |
enemies compared to a roaring, tumultuous crowd
ⓘ
enemies described as a confederation of nations ⓘ |
| languageOfComposition | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm | communal prayer ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian liturgy and prayer
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy (select verses in some traditions) ⓘ |
| locatedInCanon |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| mentionsEntity |
Amalekites
ⓘ
surface form:
Amalek
Ammon ⓘ Assyria ⓘ Edom ⓘ Gebal ⓘ Hagrites ⓘ Ishmaelites ⓘ Israel ⓘ Judah ⓘ Moab ⓘ Philistia ⓘ Tyre ⓘ |
| numberingVariant |
Psalm 82
ⓘ
surface form:
Psalm 82 in the Greek Septuagint
Psalm 82 ⓘ
surface form:
Psalm 82 in the Latin Vulgate
|
| openingWordsEnglish | O God, do not keep silence ⓘ |
| partOf |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
|
| positionInPsalter | near the end of Book III of Psalms ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
judgment on hostile nations
ⓘ
plea for divine intervention ⓘ protection of Israel ⓘ |
| psalmNumber | 83 ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Asaph ⓘ |
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