Psa 83:18 | KingComments | STEP | God stretches out His hand in grace to the individual for the last time in the judgments on the nations (cf. ). If he does not accept this, but continues in his enmity, no salvation is possible. The remnant asks God for the hostile nations that He “let them be ashamed and dismayed forever” ( ). There remains no other option but for Him to “let them be humiliated and perish”. All who stubbornly refuse to bow before God’s judgments will know “that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth” ( ). He, Who stands in a special relationship to His people Israel, indicated by His Name “LORD”, stands as “the Most High over all the earth”. All is His and He rules over all, not just Israel. The name “Most High” is the name of God that has a special connection with the realm of peace. The time will come when everyone will acknowledge Him in this way. That will happen at the beginning of the realm of peace ( ). It is the pre-fulfillment of what will be so in eternity, “that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” ( ).

‏ Psalms 83:18

End Result

God stretches out His hand in grace to the individual for the last time in the judgments on the nations (cf. Rev 22:17b). If he does not accept this, but continues in his enmity, no salvation is possible. The remnant asks God for the hostile nations that He “let them be ashamed and dismayed forever” (Psa 83:17). There remains no other option but for Him to “let them be humiliated and perish”.

All who stubbornly refuse to bow before God’s judgments will know “that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth” (Psa 83:18). He, Who stands in a special relationship to His people Israel, indicated by His Name “LORD”, stands as “the Most High over all the earth”. All is His and He rules over all, not just Israel. The name “Most High” is the name of God that has a special connection with the realm of peace.

The time will come when everyone will acknowledge Him in this way. That will happen at the beginning of the realm of peace (Isa 45:23). It is the pre-fulfillment of what will be so in eternity, “that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil 2:10-11).