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Psalms 83:3

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They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
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  1. Psalms 64:2Rank 1 from verse 3
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    2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

  2. Psalms 27:5Rank 2 from verse 3
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    5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

  3. Psalms 31:20Rank 3 from verse 3
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    20Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

  4. Isaiah 7:6–7Rank 4 from verse 3
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    6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

    7Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

  5. Luke 20:20–23Rank 5 from verse 3
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    20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

    21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

    22Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no?

    23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

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Psalms 83:3

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

crafty

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Cunning, subtle, scheming, or skilled in deceit and guile.

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

COMBINED MEANING

counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

consulted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consult, meaning to take counsel or plan together.

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

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83:1KEEP not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

83:2For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

83:3They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

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83:4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

83:5For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

83:6The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

83:7Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

83:8Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

83:9Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

83:10Which perished at En-dor: they became as dung for the earth.

83:11Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

83:12Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

83:13O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

83:14As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

83:15So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

83:16Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.

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

83:18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

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