Psalms 83: You Alone Are the Most High

Psalm 83 is a song and a Psalm by Asaph, as the title says. Many nations have joined together against Israel. Asaph prays, God, don't keep silent. He asks God to act as he did in the days of Gideon and Deborah, and to fill the enemies' faces with confusion, that they may seek your name. They may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.

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World English Bible · 18 verses

¹ A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ “Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. Selah.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Psalms 83 · Preschool

God Is Most High

Name Date

Color the mountain and the sun. God wants everyone to know his name.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh.”

Psalms 83:16 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God wants all people to know his name. His name is Yahweh. Let's say his name together!

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Psalms 83 · Grade 4

When Many Come Against You

Name Date

Read and Think

The title of Psalm 83 calls it a song and a Psalm by Asaph. Israel is surrounded. Ten peoples are named, from Edom and Moab to Philistia, Tyre and Assyria. They conspire with one mind and say, Let's destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more. Asaph prays, God, don't keep silent.

Asaph remembers God's past help. He asks God to do to these enemies as he did to Midian in Gideon's day, and to Sisera and Jabin in the days of Deborah. He uses strong pictures from nature: make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind, pursued by a storm. This is an imprecatory psalm, a prayer asking God to judge enemies.

Yet there is hope even here. Verse 16 asks, Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh. The goal is that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth. Asaph leaves the battle and the outcome to God.

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How many peoples are named against Israel?
What past victories does Asaph remember?
What is an imprecatory psalm?
What hope does verse 16 hold?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

YahwehnameGod

This is an imprecatory psalm, a prayer asking to judge enemies.
Verse 16 asks, Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your , Yahweh.
The goal is that they may know that you alone, whose name is , are the Most High over all the earth.

Think About It

How can remembering God's past help give you courage when many seem against you?
Why might Asaph hope his enemies would seek God's name?

Memory Verse

“Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh.”

Psalms 83:16 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your great name. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can we leave a fight to God?
How can you pray that people who oppose you would come to know God?

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Psalms 83 · Grade 5

That They May Seek Your Name

Name Date

Read and Think

The title of Psalm 83 calls it a song and a Psalm by Asaph. It is the last of the Asaph psalms in this section. It is a national lament in the face of a coalition. Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, the Hagrites, Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia, Tyre and Assyria have joined forces. Their goal is total: that the name of Israel may be remembered no more. Because they are attacking God's people, Asaph says, They form an alliance against you.

Asaph appeals to history. Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon. He names Oreb, Zeeb, Zebah and Zalmunna, the Midianite leaders Gideon defeated. Then he piles up images: tumbleweed, chaff before the wind, fire that burns a forest, and a storm that terrifies. These imprecatory lines hand the enemy over to God rather than calling Israel to revenge.

The prayer has a surprising aim. Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh. Even judgment is meant to lead people to God. The psalm ends with its central truth: that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth. The final concern is not Israel's victory but God's name being known.

Show What You Know

What was the coalition's goal?
Why does Asaph say the alliance is against God?
What do the imprecatory lines do?
What is the final concern of the psalm?

Crossword

Across

That the ____ of Israel may be remembered no more.
Are the Most ____ over all the earth.

Down

Whose name is ____.
That they may ____ your name.
Are the Most High over all the ____.

Think About It

How does praying for enemies to seek God change the way we see them?
Why is God's name being known more important than winning?

Memory Verse

“Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh.”

Psalms 83:16 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your great name. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What does it mean that God alone is Most High?
How can your hard times show others how great God is?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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That They May Seek Your Name

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