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Deceptive Opposition
Commentators note that the enemies of God's people don't just use brute force; they employ "crafty counsel." Scholars like Spurgeon and Gill connect this subtlety to the serpent in Genesis, reminding believers that opposition can be deceptive and cunning. The prayer in this psalm is a plea for God's wisdom to overcome these deep-laid, malicious plots.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 83:3
18th Century
Theologian
They have taken crafty counsel - The one word translated “have taken crafty” — ערם ‛âram — means properly to make naked, a…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 83:3
19th Century
Bishop
They have taken crafty counsel. — Literally, They have made their plot crafty; or, as we say, “They have laid a deep plot.”
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Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 83:3
19th Century
Preacher
Craftiness goes with power in plotting against God's people. The seed of the serpent are like him from whom they originate, and about him it is sai…
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John Gill
On Psalms 83:3
17th Century
Pastor
They have taken crafty counsel against your people
The people of Israel, hereafter named, whom God had chosen and av…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 83:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Sometimes God seems not to be concerned about the unjust treatment of His people. But then we may call upon Him, as the psalmist does here.
A…