Psalms 83:18

That men may know -That all people may be impressed with the belief that thou art the true and only God. This was the design and aim of the prayer in the psalm. It was that there might be such a manifestation of the power of God; that it might be so evident that the events which had occurred could be traced to no other source than God himself, that all people might be led to honor him. That thou whose name alone is Jehovah -To whom alone this name belongs; to whom alone it can be properly ascribed. This was the special name by which God chose to be known.Exodus 6:3. Compare the notes atIsaiah 42:8. On the word Jehovah -יהוהYahweh- see the notes atPsalms 68:4.