Deal with Your Enemies Psalm 83

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Deal with Your EnemiesPsalm 83
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• Psalm of Asaph (final psalm)
• Occasion unknown
• Possibly 2 Chron. 20 with Jehosephat delivered
  from Moab Ammon
• Or 2 Sam. 10 David fighting against Ammon
  Syria
• Or some unnamed battle

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• OR not an actual battle, but an occasion when
  Israel is being oppressed, and the psalmist
  reminds them of past deliverance.
• We live in times where we are surrounded by
  enemies and can take consolation in this psalm!

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A Plea for God to intercede (1-4)

• Do not keep silent (1) UrgencyPleading with
  God to actGods silence
• Let us learn to wait for Him Luke 187-8, Isa.
  592, 115, Psa. 6618 silence due to sin

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A Plea for God to intercede (1-4)

• Enemies causing tumult (2-3)
• Psa. 21-2 why do the nations rage?
• Crafty counsel cf. Luke 2020, Jn. 1143-45
• Let us be awake Rom. 1311, 1 Pet. 58

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A Plea for God to intercede (1-4)

• Sheltered ones (3) those who seek refuge in
  Him the truly faithful
• Their desire utterly destroy Gods people
  History is filled with examples of this. Do NOT
  forget more subtle ways!

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A confederacy of enemies (5-8)

• Sometimes enemies join together to defeat a
  common foe

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A confederacy of enemies (5-8)

• Numerous enemies mentioned
• Tents of Edom Esau
• Ishmaelites Abrahams eldest
• Moab ( Ammon) illegitimate sons of Lot
• Hagrites?
• Gebal possibly a city of Tyre (Ezek. 279)

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A confederacy of enemies (5-8)

• Numerous enemies mentioned
• Amalek Gen. 3612 (Esau)
• Philistia Tyre coastal enemies
• Assyria Israels eventual captors

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A confederacy of enemies (5-8)

• An impressive list of enemies
• Found in every direction
• Recall Why did they have such enemies? Josh. 23,
  Jdg. 127-36, 21-5, 10-14
• Israel was their own worst enemy!

We too have enemies on every side. Like the
psalmist, let us appeal to Him
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Deal with these enemies (9-12)

• Deal with them let God deal with them! (cf. 2
  Thess. 16-9)
• In times past God had
• Defeated Midian Num. 311-11
• Defeated Sisera Jabin Judges 4 5

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Deal with these enemies (9-12)

• In times past God had
• Defeated Oreb and Zeeb (Midianites)Judges 7-8
  with help of Gideon his 300
• Defeated Zeba Zalmunna Kings of Midian
  Judges 8

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Deal with these enemies (9-12)

• Again, an impressive list of the power of God
  to defeat His (and our) enemies.
• 2 Pet. 29, Rom. 831, 37 More than conquerors

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An appeal for defeat (13-18)

• Imprecatory request - make them like whirling
  dust- burned as a mountain- destroyed by a
  strong storm- faces filled with shame

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An appeal for defeat (13-18)

• That they may seek Your name, O Lordwe are to
  love our enemies Matt. 543-44, Rom. 1217-21
• Let them be confounded and dismayed dont quit!
  Matt. 1022, 2 Tim. 312-14

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An appeal for defeat (13-18)

• That they may knowHe IS in charge Psa. 241,
  1 Cor. 1026-28 The earth is the Lords
• One day every knee shall bow Phil. 210-11

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Do you trust Him?