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Judgment Reveals God's Identity
Commentators explain that the ultimate purpose of God's judgment is not just punishment, but revelation. The psalmist's prayer is that through God's mighty acts, all people will be forced to recognize that He alone is the one true God. For some, as Matthew Henry notes, this can be a path to conversion, while for others it is a compelled acknowledgment of His undeniable power.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 83:18
18th Century
Theologian
That men may know - That all people may be impressed with the belief that you are the true and only God. This was the design and ai…
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 Calvin
On Psalms 83:18
16th Century
Theologian
And let them know that you are, your name Jehovah. It is not the saving knowledge of God that is spoken of here, but the acknowledgment of…
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John Gill
On Psalms 83:18
17th Century
Pastor
That men may know that you, whose name alone is Jehovah
Or, "that you, your name alone is Jehovah" F16 , …
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…