Psalms 83 · Verse 17

Psalms 83:17

Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
Psalms 83:17, King James Version

Psalms 83:17 in other translations

BSBMay they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
WEBLet them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
ASVLet them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish;
YLTThey are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.
DARBYLet them be put to shame and be dismayed for ever, and let them be confounded and perish:
BBELet them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;
WebsterLet them be confounded and troubled for ever; yes, let them be put to shame, and perish:

What does Psalms 83:17 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Let them - perish - That is, in their present attempts. Some have objected to the execrations in this Psalm, without due consideration. None of these execrations refer either to their souls or to their eternal state; but merely to their discomfiture on their present attempts. Suppose the continental powers should join together to subjugate Britain, and destroy the Protestant religion; is there a Christian in the land that would not be justified in meeting them with the same or similar execrations? On the knees of my soul would I offer every one of them to God against such invaders. Selah - A. C.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 83:9-18

All who oppose the kingdom of Christ may here read their doom. God is the same still that ever he was; the same to his people, and the same against his and their enemies. God would make their enemies like a wheel; unsettled in all their counsels and resolves. Not only let them be driven away as stubble, but burnt as stubble. And this will be the end of wicked men. Let them be made to fear thy name, and perhaps that…

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Psalms 83:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יֵבֹ֖שׁוּye.Vo.shumay they be ashamedH954
וְיִבָּהֲל֥וּve.yi.ba.ha.Luand they may be dismayedH926
עֲדֵי\־'a.dei-untilH5703
עַ֗ד'AdperpetuityH5704
וְֽיַחְפְּר֥וּve.yach.pe.Ruand may they be abashedH2659
וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ\׃ve.yo.Ve.duand they may perishH6

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 83:17

  • Psalms 35:4

    Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

  • Psalms 109:29

    Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

  • Psalms 35:26

    Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

  • Psalms 40:14-15

    Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
35:4,26; 40:14,15; 109:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 83:16

    Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.

  • Psalms 83:17

    Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

  • Psalms 83:18

    That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

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Psalms 83:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Sean afrentados y turbados para siempre; y sean deshonrados, y perezcan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Remplis leurs faces d’ignominie, afin qu’ils cherchent ton nom, ô Éternel!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Laß sie beschämt und hinweggeschreckt werden für immer, und mit Scham bedeckt werden und umkommen,