Psalm 83:2 “See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.”

Psalm 83:2

See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

World English Bible

For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.

American Standard Version

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

Geneva Bible 1599

For lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lifted vp the head.

Darby Translation

For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.

Young's Literal Translation

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

Bible in Basic English

For see! those who make war on you are out of control; your haters are lifting up their heads.

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Cross references

“For, lo”

Matthew 27:24 Jeremiah 1:19 Psalm 74:4 Psalm 74:23 2 Kings 19:28 Isaiah 37:29

Matthew 27:24 · BSB

When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood, ” he said. “You bear the responsibilit…

Jeremiah 1:19 · BSB

They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

Psalm 74:4 · BSB

Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,

Psalm 74:23 · BSB

Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.

2 Kings 19:28 · BSB

Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’

Isaiah 37:29 · BSB

Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’

“that hate”

Psalm 81:15

Psalm 81:15 · BSB

Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.

“lifted”

Isaiah 37:23 Psalm 93:3 Daniel 5:20–23 Psalm 75:4 Psalm 75:5

Isaiah 37:23 · BSB

Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Psalm 93:3 · BSB

The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.

Daniel 5:20–23 · BSB

But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.

Psalm 75:4 · BSB

I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.

Psalm 75:5 · BSB

Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”

Also

Isaiah 17:12 Judges 8:28

Isaiah 17:12 · BSB

Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.

Judges 8:28 · BSB

In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

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