Friday, March 17, 2023

psalm 83 - Let the enemies acknowledge that Yahweh is Lord.

In Psalm 83, we read:

2 Look, your enemies are in an uproar.

    Those who hate you hold their heads high.

3         They make plans in secret against your people

            and plot together against those you treasure.

4         They say, “Let’s wipe out their nation

            so that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”


The enemies of Israel are the enemies of the Lord. The psalmist prays to the Lord, against the enemies:


16 Let their faces blush with shame, O Yahweh,

    so that they must look to you for help.

17 Let them be put to shame and terrified forever.

    Let them die in disgrace

18 so that they must acknowledge you.

    Your name is Yahweh.

        You alone are Elyon of the whole earth.


The psalmist asks that the Lord shows his power. In v17, he asks: "Let them die in disgrace", so that the remaining acknowledge that Yahweh is Lord". 

I am not from Israel (not genetically descendant of Abraham), but I understand that I belong to the Lord's people. I was born an enemy of the Lord, but now, I acknowledge that Yahweh is Lord.


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