Psalms 83:18
in Psalms 83May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.
KJV
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.
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This verse in Psalms 83
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThat men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth. Hearing of the Lord's marvellous deeds in defeating such a numerous confederacy, the very heathen would be compelled to acknowledge the greatness of Jehovah. We read in 2Ch 20:30, that the fear of God was on all the neighbouring kingdoms when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel. Jehovah is essentially the Most High. He who is self existent is infinitely above all creatures, all the earth is but his footstool.
This site's exposition
Let them be confounded and troubled for ever
on Psalms 83:17-18
The final plea repeats the opening shame language, confounded, troubled, put to shame, and let perish, the harshest word held to the very last line. The stated purpose closes the psalm, that men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth, one of the small number of places the King James renders the divine name in this form rather than as the Lord. Every imprecation in the psalm answers back to this single goal, God known by name as the most high over all the earth, which the older writers read as the true center of the psalm's anger.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
on Psalms 83:16-18
Let them be put to a stand, that they may have both leisure and reason to pause a little, and consider who it is that they are fighting against and what an unequal match they are for him, and may therefore humble and submit themselves and desire conditions of peace.
(2.) That he is the most high God, sovereign Lord of all, above all gods, above all kings, above all that exalt themselves and pretend to be high. (3.) That he is so, not only over the land of Israel, but over all the earth, even those nations of the earth that do not know him or own him; for his kingdom rules over all.
on Psalms 83:9-18
This, in the singing of it, we may apply to the enemies of the gospel-church, all anti-christian powers and factions, representing to God their confederacies against Christ and his kingdom, and rejoicing in the hope that all their projects will be baffled and the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְֽיֵדְע֗וּ | veyedeu | and they may know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אַתָּ֬ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| שִׁמְךָ֣ | shimkha | name your | H8034 → | 864 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | [is] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ | levadekha | to alone you | H905 → | 200 times |
| עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן | elyon | [the] Most High | H5945 → | 53 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
וְֽיֵדְע֗וּand they may know
veyedeuH3045 →945 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אַתָּ֬הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
שִׁמְךָ֣name your
shimkhaH8034 →864 times
יְהוָ֣ה[is] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְבַדֶּ֑ךָto alone you
levadekhaH905 →200 times
עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן[the] Most High
elyonH5945 →53 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 38:23I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
it leads to
- Psalms 9:16
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 9:16
Through
Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
it leads to
- Psalms 68:4
Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds— His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.
- Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- Exodus 3:14
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
- Isaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Genesis 35:11
And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
- Psalms 68:4
Through
Psalms 97:9For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
it leads to
- Psalms 95:3
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
- Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
- Psalms 95:3
About Psalms
This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 4; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.