Psalms 83:17

"Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;"

Key Reflection

This verse expresses a prayer for those who oppose God's people to experience persistent disappointment and ultimate failure. It reflects the psalmist’s confident expectation that God will bring about their downfall, ensuring justice and vindication for His followers.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Let them be confounded -Let them be ashamed. That is, Let them have that kind of shame and confusion which results from the fact that their plans have not been successful, or that they have been foiled and baffled in their schemes. And troubled -Disturbed; put to confusion. Let them be troubled as men are who are unsuccessful in their projects. Forever -As a people; as confederated nations; as united in such an unholy alliance. Let them never again be able thus to combine, or to form a compact for the destruction of thy people. This does not refer to them as individuals, but as nations.

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