What does Psalm 83:5 mean?

Psalm 83:5 highlights themes such as conflict, unity, opposition when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 83:5 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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Matthew 12:25
Jesus teaches that a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand, contrasting the unity of enemies in this verse.
Psalm 2:1
Both passages discuss the plotting of nations against God.
Acts 4:25-26
The early church references this psalm when facing opposition, showing its relevance to their situation.