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Psalm 83

Psa. 83:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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They have taken crafty
`aram (Hebrew #6191)
properly, to be (or make) bare; but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense)
KJV usage: X very, beware, take crafty (counsel), be prudent, deal subtilly.
Pronounce: aw-ram'
Origin: a primitive root
counsel
cowd (Hebrew #5475)
a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
KJV usage: assembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).
Pronounce: sode
Origin: from 3245
against thy people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
, and consulted
ya`ats (Hebrew #3289)
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
KJV usage: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
Pronounce: yaw-ats'
Origin: a primitive root
against thy hiddenx ones
tsaphan (Hebrew #6845)
to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
KJV usage: esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).
Pronounce: tsaw-fan'
Origin: a primitive root
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Psa. 31:20• 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. (Psa. 31:20)

Cross References

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They.
Psa. 10:9• 9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. (Psa. 10:9)
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Psa. 56:6• 6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. (Psa. 56:6)
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Psa. 64:2• 2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: (Psa. 64:2)
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1 Sam. 13:19• 19Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: (1 Sam. 13:19)
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Isa. 7:6‑7• 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. (Isa. 7:6‑7)
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Luke 20:20‑23• 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 Caesar, or no?
 23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? (Luke 20:20‑23)
thy hidden.
Psa. 27:5• 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. (Psa. 27:5)
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Psa. 31:20• 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. (Psa. 31:20)
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Psa. 91:1• 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Psa. 91:1)
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Col. 3:3• 3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. (Col. 3:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

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They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden onesf:

JND Translation Notes

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See Ps. 31.20.

W. Kelly Translation

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Against thy people they devise secret craft{HR}And consult against thy hidden ones.