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Psalm 83:9

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

7Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. Selah.
9Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
10who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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Midian, Sisera, and Jabin confront you with the severity of this prayer: Israel asks God to repeat past defeats against enemies now joined together.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Judges 4:2The LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.Jabin and Sisera appear in both passages; Judges identifies the king and army commander whose defeat the psalm recalls.
Judges 7:22They blew the three hundred trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah …The psalm appeals to God’s past defeat of enemies; Judges describes God turning an army’s swords against its own men.
Isaiah 9:4For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.Both passages recall Midian’s defeat as a precedent for God breaking the power of those who oppress his people.
Genesis 37:28Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The …The shared thread is the name Midian; Genesis describes merchants selling Joseph, while the psalm recalls a military defeat.
Judges 4:15–24The LORD confused Sisera, all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled away on his feet.Both passages connect Sisera’s defeat with God’s action; Judges describes his army thrown into confusion and his flight on foot.
Judges 5:21The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march on with strength.The river Kishon names the setting in the psalm, while Judges describes its waters sweeping the enemy away.
Numbers 31:7–8They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses. They killed every male.Both passages concern defeat inflicted on Midian, though the shared name alone does not establish that they describe the same battle.
Isaiah 10:26The LORD of Armies will stir up a scourge against him, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb. His rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up …Both passages appeal to God’s defeat of Midian as a precedent for judgment against another enemy.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. fear for the future. sermon or Bible study notes.

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Encouragement

The plea is severe because Israel faces destruction. It entrusts judgment to God; it gives you no warrant for personal revenge. The God addressed here has defeated armies before.

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