Psalms 83:9

9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,

Psalms 83:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
ESV
9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
NLT
9 Do to them as you did to the Midianites and as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
MSG
9 Do to them what you did to Midian, to Sisera and Jabin at Kishon Brook;
CSB
9 Deal with them as [You did] with Midian, as [You did] with Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.

Psalms 83:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 83:9

Do unto them as unto the Midianites
In the times of Gideon, who destroyed one another, trod in whose destruction the hand of the Lord was very visible, ( Judges 7:20-22 ) , and much in the same manner was the confederate army of the Moabites, Ammonites, and others, destroyed in the times of Jehoshaphat, ( 2 Chronicles 20:20 2 Chronicles 20:23 2 Chronicles 20:24 ) ,

as to Sisera, as to Jabin:
Jabin was a king of Canaan, who oppressed Israel, and Sisera was his general; the latter was slain by a woman, Jael, the wife of Heber; and the former the hand of Israel prevailed against, until they destroyed him, ( Judges 4:2 Judges 4:21 Judges 4:22 Judges 4:24 ) , the great victory which they obtained over them was

at the brook of Kison,
or "Kishon", ( Judges 4:7 ) ( 5:21 ) with this compare ( 2 Chronicles 20:16 ) .

Psalms 83:9 In-Context

7 Byblos, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
8 Even Assyria has joined them to reinforce Lot’s descendants.
9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Genesis 25:2; Judges 7:1-23
  • 2. S Judges 4:2
  • 3. S Joshua 11:1
  • 4. S Judges 4:23-24
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