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Psalm 83:5
For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
3They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
4“Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
5For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
6The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
7Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Notice
The words “against you” identify the plot to erase Israel as a direct challenge to God, exposing the purpose behind the alliance’s shared resolve.
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Psalm 2:2The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his Anointed, saying,Both passages describe people taking counsel together against God, with Psalm 2 naming kings, rulers, and his Anointed.
Revelation 17:13These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.Both describe opponents acting with “one mind”; Revelation identifies their shared action as giving power and authority to the beast.
Isaiah 8:9–10Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be …Psalm 83 describes nations forming an alliance; Isaiah addresses peoples from far countries preparing for battle.
Isaiah 7:5–7Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying,Both passages name coordinated plots, with Isaiah identifying Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah as the plotters.
Revelation 19:19I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse and against his army.Both portray united opposition; Revelation describes the beast, kings, and armies gathering for war against the rider and his army.
2 Samuel 10:6–8When the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zobah, …Both describe strength gathered through alliances, with Ammon appearing among Psalm 83’s enemies and hiring troops in Samuel.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.Both speak of plans directed against God; Proverbs declares that no wisdom, understanding, or counsel can stand against the LORD.
John 11:47–53The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, “What are we doing? For this man does many signs.Both describe collective deliberation, though John’s opening council scene records concern about Jesus’ signs rather than an explicit alliance against God.
Isaiah 7:2David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.Both name an alliance as a threat; Isaiah also records the trembling of David’s house and the people.
Joshua 10:3–5Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,The shared thread is coordination among leaders: Psalm 83 names an alliance, while Joshua’s opening sentence names a king contacting other kings.
Acts 14:5When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,Both describe coordinated hostility, with Acts naming Gentiles, Jews, and rulers joining in an attempt to mistreat and stone others.
Acts 23:12–13When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.Both describe people united around a hostile purpose; Acts names a group bound by an oath to kill Paul.
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The threat against Israel receives its full weight in this prayer. God hears the danger named without disguise: the alliance against his cherished people is an alliance against him.
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