The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 83:2

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

For, lo, thine enemies; i.e. Israel's enemies, who are also "thine enemies" (see the comment on Psalms 81:15). make a tumult; literally, make a roaring, like the roaring of the sea (comp. Psalms 46:3; Isaiah 17:12).

And they that hate thee (compare "the haters of the Lord," in Psalms 81:15). Have lifted up the head; i.e. raised themselves up against thee—taken a menacing attitude (comp. 8:28).

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