Psalms 83:18
18Then they will know ▼▼tn After the preceding jussives (v.
17), the prefixed verbal form with prefixed
vav (
ו) indicates purpose (“so that they may know”) or result.
that you alone are the Lord, ▼▼tn Heb “that you, your name [is] the
Lord, you alone.”
the Most High ▼▼sn The divine title “Most High” (
עֶלְיוֹן ʿelyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially
Pss 7:17;
9:2;
18:13;
21:7;
47:2.
over all the earth.
