That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
This psalm was written when King Jehoshaphat faced a dreadful confederacy of enemies, not only Ammonites and Moabites, but forces mustered from Syria and distant lands that nearly overwhelmed Judah. The poet enumerates these many nations to show how urgent the prayer for God's aid must be, and to stir us to greater confidence that He will defend His Church against all who conspire to extinguish it.
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Commenting on Psalm 83:1-18
When the Lord defeats such multitudes, the very heathen are compelled to acknowledge His greatness. Jehovah is essentially Most High, infinitely above all creatures; all the earth is but His footstool. This psalm rises from complaint to adoration, and so should our worship in every trial, adversity, rightly borne, enriches the soul.
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Let the enemy's fate be what befell Midian, Sisera, and Jabin: total rout. God is unchanging toward His people and unchanged against their foes. The Midianites were routed by their own terror more than by Gideon's three hundred; Sisera's army became as dung on the earth. So shall these confederates perish, and Israel be preserved.
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Commenting on Psalm 83:9-18