Psalm 83:7

7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia, along with those who live in Tyre.

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 They agree completely on their plan. They form an alliance against you:

6 the tents from Edom and Ishmael, Moab and Hagar,

7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia, along with those who live in Tyre.

8 Even Assyria has joined them. They helped the descendants of Lot. Selah

9 Do to them what you did to Midian, to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.