Psalms 83 · Verse 18

Psalms 83:18

That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.
Psalms 83:18, King James Version

Psalms 83:18 in other translations

BSBMay they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
WEBthat they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.
ASVThat they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.
YLTAnd they know that Thou--(Thy name is Jehovah--by Thyself,) Art the Most High over all the earth!
DARBYThat they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth.
BBESo that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.
WebsterThat men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

What does Psalms 83:18 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 That men may know - That they may acknowledge, and be converted to thee. Here is no malice; all is self-defense.

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 83:18 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.

וְֽיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'Uand they may knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אַתָּ֬ה'a.TahyouH859
שִׁמְךָ֣shim.Khaname yourH8034
יְהוָ֣הYah.weh[is] YahwehH3068
לְבַדֶּ֑ךָle.va.De.khato alone youH905
עֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.Yon[the] Most HighH5945
עַל\־'al-overH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776

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

Cross references for Psalms 83:18

  • Exodus 6:3

    And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them.

  • Ezekiel 38:23

    Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Psalms 59:13

    Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

  • Jeremiah 16:21

    Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord.

  • Psalms 97:9

    For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

  • 2 Kings 19:19

    Now therefore, O Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only.

  • Ezekiel 30:19

    Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Isaiah 42:8

    I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

  • Daniel 4:32

    And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

  • 1 Kings 18:37

    Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.

  • Isaiah 54:5

    For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

  • Micah 4:13

    Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
That men.
9:16; 59:13; 1Ki 18:37; 2Ki 19:19; Isa 5:16; Jer 16:21; Eze 30:19
Eze 38:23
whose.
Ge 22:14; Ex 6:3; Isa 42:8
the most.
92:8; Isa 54:5; Da 4:25,32; Mic 4:13; Zec 4:14

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

Context

  • 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 83:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y conozcan que tu nombre es JEHOVÁ; tú solo Altísimo sobre toda la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qu’ils soient honteux et épouvantés à jamais, qu’ils soient confondus et qu’ils périssent;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und erkennen, daß du allein, dessen Name Jehova ist, der Höchste bist über die ganze Erde!