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Guiding Questions: Psalms 83

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

Why, in Psalms 83:2, does the author ask God not to be “aloof’?
The alliance in Psalms 83:6 is not documented in Biblical text elsewhere — or is the author referring to a sequence of enemies and attacks rather than one alliance at one time?
In what book of the TanakhAn acronym for the name of the Hebrew Bible: Torah, Neviim, and Ketuvim. Read more do the references of Psalms 83:10-12 appear?
How does the concluding refrain (Psalms 83:14-19) reflect the opening statement?
Does the final verse represent a monotheistic statement or, rather, one of primacy?

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Post categories: Ketuvim (Writings), Psalms, Tanakh, Tanakh Yomi

Post tags: Perek Yomi (USCJ), Psalms 83

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