Psalms, 83

15. As fire consumes the forest, as flames set the mountains ablaze,

Verse im Zusammenhang mit Psalms, 83:

Psalm 83 is a psalm of supplication in which the psalmist cries to God that he may come to the help of his people, who is being surrounded by the enemies. The psalmist lists the various peoples who joined Israel, and pleads to God to defeat them. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in Psalm 83, in order of proximity to the chapter:

Psalm 2:1-2: "Why do the Gentiles bear, and the peoples imagine vain things? The kings of the earth rise, and the governors together are labeled against the Lord and against their anointed." This stretch of Psalm 2 also speaks of the rebellion of the peoples against God and his anointed, such as the Psalm of Psalm 83.

Psalm 56:9: "When I cry out, then my enemies will come back; this I know, because God is for me." The Psalm of Psalm 56 also cries to God that his enemies may be defeated.

Psalm 35:1: "He pleads, Lord, with those who claim to me; fight against those who fight against me." In this psalm, the psalmist calls God to come to his help and fight against his enemies.

Psalm 140:1-2: "Deliver me, O Lord, of the evil man; keep me from the violent man, who thinks evil in the heart; continually gather to war." The psalmist of Psalm 140 also cries to God to protect him from his enemies.

Psalm 18:37-40: "Persepered my enemies, and reached them; I came back only after I consumed them. I crossed them, so that they could not get up; To the battle, you made those who raised up under me rose to me. There was also the neck of my enemies, so that I could destroy those who hate me. " This excerpt from Psalm 18 speaks of God's victory over the enemies of the psalmist, as well as the psalmist of Psalm 83 pleads.