For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
For they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do they make a covenant:
For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,
For they have consulted together with one heart: they have made an alliance together against thee.
Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.
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For they have taken counsel with one accord together. Unhappy are we, unhappy the people of God: it cannot have as great a concord in what is good as the wicked have in what is evil. Against you they have arranged a covenant: the tabernacles of the Edomites and the Ishmaelites. See the mysteries of the names. The tabernacles of the Edomites and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagarenes, Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, and the foreigners with them that dwell at Tyre: for Asshur also is come with them, they are become a help to the sons of Lot.
Jerome· Homily 15, on Psalm 82, 420patristic
For they have consulted together with one consent,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Ver. 5. For they have consulted together with one consent. They are hearty and unanimous in their designs. They seem to have but one heart, and that a fierce one, against the chosen people and their God. They are confederate against thee. At the Lord himself they aim through the sides of his saints. They make a covenant, and ratify it with blood, resolutely banding themselves together to war with the Mighty God.
And shall not the church's friends be unanimous in serving her interests? If Herod and Pilate are made friends, that they may join in crucifying Christ, surely Paul and Barnabas, Paul and Peter, will soon be made friends, that they may join in preaching Christ. What it is that is aimed at in this confederacy.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
"Lord," says the psalmist, "they are thy enemies, for they consult against thy hidden ones." Note, God's people are his hidden ones, hidden, (1.) In respect of secresy. Their life is hid with Christ in God; the world knows them not; if they knew them, they would not hate them as they do.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
To God's justice and jealousy, both for his church and for his own honour, by an earnest prayer for the defeat of their attempt, that the church might be preserved, the enemies humbled, and God glorified,
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
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The verses this one reaches12
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
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Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
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Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.
When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
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Revelation 19:19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
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And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
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Revelation 17:13These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
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For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
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