Psalm 83:3
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
Cross-references
Psalm 31:20 explicitly speaks of God hiding the righteous from the plots of man — a direct parallel to the crafty counsel.
In Psalm 56:6, enemies similarly gather and lie in wait — a direct parallel to the crafty counsel against God's sheltered ones.
Psalm 64:2 echoes the same threat of secret plots against the righteous, asking for hiding from such schemes.
Psalm 71:10 has enemies taking counsel together against the psalmist's life — same language of conspiracy.
Psalm 91:1 describes dwelling in God's shelter — the same refuge that the sheltered ones in Psalm 83:3 enjoy.
Psalm 10:9 depicts the wicked lurking to catch the afflicted, illustrating the secret plots against God's treasured ones.
Psalm 27:5 describes God hiding the righteous in His pavilion — the same shelter that enemies target in Psalm 83:3.
Luke 20:20-23 shows enemies using crafty words to trap Jesus — a NT parallel to the secret counsel against God's sheltered ones.
Isaiah 7:6 records a specific conspiracy against Judah — enemies plotting to invade, mirroring the crafty counsel in Psalm 83:3.
Nehemiah 4:8 describes Sanballat's conspiracy to attack Jerusalem — identical scenario of plotting against God's people.
Isaiah 7:5 explicitly says Syria and Ephraim plotted evil against Judah — direct parallel to the crafty counsel here.
In 2 Chronicles 20:11, enemies come to throw Judah out of God's possession — same hostile conspiracy against His people.
Isaiah 8:10 declares that enemy counsel will come to nothing — echoes the futility of the plots described in this verse.
Ezekiel 38:10 describes Gog's evil plan against Israel, mirroring the crafty counsel in Psalm 83:3.
Amos 1:11 condemns Edom's relentless hostility against his brother Israel, matching the conspiracy in Psalm 83:3.
In Exodus 1:10, Pharaoh's plan to deal shrewdly with Israel mirrors the crafty counsel against God's people here.
Isaiah 7:7 declares God's opposition to the conspiracy — the crafty counsel will not succeed, contrasting human plans with divine sovereignty.