Psalm 83:7

7 ¹Gebal and ²Ammon and ³Amalek, ⁴Philistia with the inhabitants of ⁵Tyre;

Psalm 83:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 83:7

Gebal
Gubleans, or Gebalites, as the Targum; the same with Giblites, ( Joshua 23:5 ) ( 1 Kings 5:18 ) , or men of Gebal, ( Ezekiel 27:9 ) the same with Byblus: these dwelt in Phoenicia, near Tyre, where Pliny ^F7 makes mention of a place called Gabale: the Syriac version joins it with Ammon, and renders it "the border of Ammon":

and Ammon and Amalek, the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre;
these are well known in Scripture, and as the enemies of Israel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 20.

Psalm 83:7 In-Context

5 For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant—

6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,

7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

8 Asshur also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah

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

Cross References

• 1. 83:7 Josh. 13:5
• 2. 83:7 [See ver. 6 above]
• 3. 83:7 1 Sam. 15:2
• 4. 83:7 1 Sam. 4:1; [Amos 1:6]
• 5. 83:7 Ezek. 27:3; [Amos 1:9]