Mazmur 83:4-6

83:4 They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! ¹ 

Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

83:5 Yes, ²  they devise a unified strategy; ³ 

they form an alliance ⁴  against you.

83:6 It includes ⁵  the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

Moab and the Hagrites, ⁶ 

[83:4]  ¹ tn Heb “we will cause them to disappear from [being] a nation.”

[83:5]  ² tn Or “for.”

[83:5]  ³ tn Heb “they consult [with] a heart together.”

[83:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

[83:6]  ⁵ tn The words “it includes” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[83:6]  ⁶ sn The Hagrites are also mentioned in 1 Chr 5:10, 19-20.