What does Psalms Chapter 83 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

The Latin incipit is Quam dilecta. The speaker’s recollections, requests and future declarations remain distinct. Edition explanations remain attributed; practical case details and universal guarantees are not invented.

Chapter breakdown

The Latin incipit is Quam dilecta. The heading interprets heavenly aspiration amid earthly church communion. Core's sons' inscription is for winepresses. The speaker praises lovely tabernacles, soul's longing and fainting, heart and flesh's recalled joy. A sparrow found a house and turtle a nest for young, followed by address to God's altars, king and God. House dwellers are blessed with future perpetual praise.

Blessed is one helped by God, with heart disposed to ascend steps in the vale of tears. The separate note compares physical temple steps on a hill with a Christian's ordered virtue toward eternal temple while bodily dwelling in tears following expulsion from paradise for sin. No specific Sion hill location or new universal doctrine is added. The lawgiver shall bless, they shall move virtue to virtue and God's sight in Sion is anticipated.

The speaker asks God of hosts and Jacob hear, protector behold and look on His Christ's face. One court day is better than thousands; he chose an abject place in God's house over sinners' tabernacles, without an assigned servant job or luxurious tents. God loves mercy and truth and will give grace and glory, not depriving innocent walkers of good, with blessing of the trusting man. Future promise is not a narrated completed satisfaction of all earthly wants.

The story inside

Opening: The Latin incipit is Quam dilecta. Development: The speaker’s recollections, requests and future declarations remain distinct. Conclusion: Edition explanations remain attributed; practical case details and universal guarantees are not invented.

Lessons worth keeping

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The Latin incipit is Quam dilecta.
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The speaker’s recollections, requests and future declarations remain distinct.
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Edition explanations remain attributed; practical case details and universal guarantees are not invented.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

Lines 63020–63023
83:2. How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! 83:3. my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.
Lines 63032–63033
83:6. Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps,
Lines 63052–63054
83:11. For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.