Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Psalm 83

^{1 !} The people of Israel praie vnto the Lord, to deliuer them from their enemies bothe at home and farre of, which imagined nothing but their destruction.

^{1 a} This Psalme semeth to haue bene composed, as a forme of praier against the dangers that the Church was in in the daies of Joshaphat

^{2 b} He calleth them Gods enemies, which are enemies to his Church.

^{3 c} The elect of God are his secret ones: for he hideth them in the secret of his tabernacle, & preserueth them from all dangers.

^{4 d} Thei were not content to take the Church as prisoner, but soght vtterly to destroy it.

^{5 f} Thei thoght to haue subuerted thy counsel, wherein the perpetuitie of the Church was established.

^{5 e} By all secret meanes.

^{7 /} Or, Zor.

^{8 g} The wickednes of the Ammonites & Moabites is described, in that they prouoked these other nations to fight against the Israelites their brethren.

^{9 !} And thei desire that all suche wicked people maie, according as God was accustomed, be stricken with the stormie tempest of Gods wrath

^{9 h} By these examples, thei were confirmed that God wolde not suffer his people to be vtterly destroied, {Judg. 7,21 and 4,15}

^{12 k} That is, Judea: for where his Church is there dwelleth he among them.

^{13 l} Because the reprobate colde by no meanes be amended, he praieth that thei maie vtterly be destroied, be vnstable & led with all windes.

^{16 m} That is, be compelled by thy plagues to confesse thy power.

^{18 !} That they mai knowe that the Lord is moste high vpon the earth.

^{18 n} Thogh they beleue not, yet thei maie proue by experience, that it is in vaine to resist against thy counsel in establishing thy Church.