“Which perished at En–dor: they became as dung for the earth.”
The enemies' defeat is described: "They were destroyed at En-dor, they became dung for the earth." The reference to En-dor (associated with Saul's battle against the Philistines) and the image of enemy corpses becoming dung emphasize total defeat and ultimate degradation. The comparison to excrement suggests the nadir of honor.
Church Fathers on Psalms 83:10
1. Of this Psalm the title is, “A song of a Psalm of Asaph.” We have already often said what is the interpretation of Asaph, that is, congregation. That man, therefore, who was called Asaph, is named in representation of the congregation of God's people in the titles of many Psalms. But in Greek, congregation is called synagogue, which has come to be held for a kind of proper name for the Jewish people, that it should be called The Synagogue; even as the Christian people is…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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