Psalms 83:18

83:17 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.

KJV

that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.

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

That men may know that you, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, are the most high over all the earth.

What does Psalms 83:18 mean?

Psalms 83:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָדַע (yâdaʻ), שֵׁם (shêm), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

That

men

may

knowיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

that

thou,

whose

nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

alone

JEHOVAH,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

art

the

most

highעֶלְיוֹןʻelyôwn/el-yone'/H5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme

over

all

the

earth.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 83:18.

Genesis 2:11

The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Genesis 2:13

And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Ethiopia: Heb. Cush

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 83:18 say?

Psalms 83:18 (King James Version) reads: "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth."

Is Psalms 83:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 83:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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