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Psalm 83:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 83:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 O God, do not remain silent;[a]
do not be quiet and inactive, O God.
3 [b]Note how your enemies rage about,
how your foes increase in arrogance.[c]
4 They formulate shrewd plans against your people,
conspiring against those you love.
Footnotes
- Psalm 83:2 Do not remain silent: i.e., spring into action (see Pss 35:22; 109:1).
- Psalm 83:3 The words, Come, let us, are the very ones used by the leaders of the rebels at the tower of Babel when humanity attempted to usurp the power of the Lord (see Gen 11:3f). They obviously identify the enemies of God and of his people who cunningly plot to show their independence from the Lord and to exterminate Israel as a nation. Name: see note on Ps 5:12.
- Psalm 83:3 Increase in arrogance: literally, “rear their heads.”
