Psalm 83:6-8

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 83:6 tn The words “it includes” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2. Psalm 83:6 sn The Hagrites are also mentioned in 1 Chr 5:10, 19-20.
3. Psalm 83:7 sn Some identify Gebal with the Phoenician coastal city of Byblos (see Ezek 27:9, where the name is spelled differently), though others locate this site south of the Dead Sea (see BDB 148 s.v. גְּבַל; HALOT 174 s.v. גְּבַל).
4. Psalm 83:8 tn Heb “they are an arm for the sons of Lot.” The “arm” is here a symbol of military might.sn The descendants of Lot were the Moabites and Ammonites.