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Judgment on Nations, Not Souls
Commentators highlight that this prayer is likely directed at the enemy nations as a confederacy, not at each individual's eternal soul. Albert Barnes explains the desire for them to 'perish' refers to the end of their unholy alliance, so they can never again unite to attack God's people. This frames the verse as a prayer for political and military defeat rather than personal damnation.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 83:17
18th Century
Theologian
Let them be confounded - Let them be ashamed. That is, let them experience the kind of shame and confusion that results from their …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 83:17–18
19th Century
Preacher
Yes, let them be put to shame, and perish: that men may know that you, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, are the most high over all the earth.<…
John Gill
On Psalms 83:17
17th Century
Pastor
Let them be confounded and troubled for ever
As long as they are in this world, and to all eternity in another; a dr…
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Matthew Henry
On Psalms 83:9–18
17th Century
Minister
All who oppose the kingdom of Christ can read their doom here. God is still the same as He always was: the same to His people, and the same against…