In the Lord I Take Refuge: Daily Devotions Through the Psalms with Dane Ortlund Psalm 83 - O God, Do Not Keep Silence
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Mar 25, 2026 A meditation on Psalm 83 that reads the text aloud and surveys nations arrayed against Israel. Reflections probe God’s seeming silence and how preservation can hide in waiting. Stories of Gideon and Jael illustrate surprising deliverance. The talk closes by connecting those victories to Christ’s resurrection and the believer’s secured future.
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Psalm 83 Invokes Past Judgments As Models
- Psalm 83 calls for God to repeat past deliverances like Midian, Sisera, and Jabin as models for judgment.
- Ortlund reads Asaph's vivid images: chaff, whirlwind, forest fire, and hurricane to underline total defeat.
God's Silence Can Accomplish Preservation
- God's hiddenness doesn't equal absence; silence can be part of his preserving plan.
- Dane Ortlund explains Psalm 83 shows God may hide his face yet still lure and then destroy nations to preserve his people.
Gentiles Grafted Into Israel's Promised Protection
- Gentile believers are grafted into Israel's olive tree and inherit God's promises of protection.
- Ortlund emphasizes that being grafted in makes Gentiles treasured property of God, sharing in his preservation and deliverance.