make. tumult. roar like the waves of the sea, as in Psalms 46:3.
lifted up the head. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for acting presumptuously. Compare Psalms 3:3; Psalms 27:6; Judges 8:28.
Related Commentaries of Psalms 83:2
Psalms 83:2
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.