Psalms 82 and 83.
The 82nd psalm continues the general theme of the 81St psalm; Israel had broken down utterly, departing from the ways of God, and their judges (called gods in verse 1) judged unrighteously; they had His word to guide them, and authority to act for Him, but made light of it. He, however, judged among them, and though “gods” as representing Him, they should die like men. The call is therefore to God to arise to judge the earth for it is His, and He must soon take it in hand to set things right.
In Psalm 83 we have another glance at the history of Israel at the close. It is the last gathering of the nations around the land of Canaan, a last effort of Satan’s to cut off Israel from being a nation (verse 4).
Then we have a list of the nations that will make an alliance to attack Palestine. Edom, Moab, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia and Asshur, we might suppose to have died out as nations, but it is clear from Scripture that they are only waiting for the coming day to be known by their old names again, meanwhile they cannot be known among the nations.
Turn to Isaiah 11:14 and 63:1; Jeremiah 2:4-15; Obadiah; Ezekiel 25; Zephaniah 2:4-15; all of which await for fulfilment, the day of the Lord, and in these scriptures see the punishment God has in store for them.
The 83rd psalm is the last which precedes the Lord’s appearing to establish His kingdom, and set up His throne as Israel’s rightful King.
ML 04/12/1931