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Psalms 83:17–18

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Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
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From verse 17

  1. Psalms 35:4Rank 1 from verse 17
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    4Let 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.

  2. Psalms 109:29Rank 2 from verse 17
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    29Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

  3. Psalms 35:26Rank 3 from verse 17
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    26Let 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.

  4. Psalms 40:14–15Rank 4 from verse 17
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    14Let 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.

    15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

From verse 18

  1. Exodus 6:3Rank 1 from verse 18
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    3And 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.

  2. Ezekiel 38:23Rank 2 from verse 18
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    23Thus 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.

  3. Jeremiah 16:21Rank 3 from verse 18
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    21Therefore, 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.

  4. Psalms 59:13Rank 4 from verse 18
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    13Consume 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.

  5. 2 Kings 19:19Rank 5 from verse 18
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    19Now 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.

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 83:17

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

confounded

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of confound. Sense 1: To confuse or disorder so that understanding fails. Sense 2: To put to shame, dismay, or frustrate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

troubled

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Disturbed, agitated, alarmed, perplexed, afflicted, burdened, unsettled, or caused to suffer inward, bodily, social, or outward disruption.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shame

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Sense 1: A painful sense of guilt, disgrace, or dishonor. Sense 2: As a verb, to make ashamed or bring disgrace upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

perish

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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 83:18

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

alone

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1. Without others, company, or help; by oneself. 2. Only or solely. 3. In "let ... alone," to leave undisturbed or refrain from interfering with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

JEHOVAH

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The name JEHOVAH, belonging to the most High alone and used also in the memorial names Jehovah-jireh, Jehovah-nissi, and Jehovah-shalom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.

17Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

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18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

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