Thread: Psalm 83:3
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Old 04-28-2009, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by chette777 View Post
Psalm 83:3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

I know the difficulty in studying Hebrew Poetry. but this part of the verse is something I have been trying to get a grasp on who it is. they people was straight forward as in most uses of they people it is Israel. but who are the "hidden ones"?

Could it be a synonym for invisible beings unseen by the natural eye?
Two thoughts spring to mind when I read the verse chete777. First Paul's point in Romans 9 :6 For they are not all Israel which are of Israel.
Secondly the Reformers concept of the "Invisible Church" They whom God can see which are not visible to us whilst on earth.
"Thy People" as you say is Israel. The "Hidden ones" would then be the Elect.