Psalms 83
1 O God, keep thou not silence. Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
A Canticle Psalm of Asaph. O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult, and those who hate thee have lifted up the head.
For behold, your enemies have sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head.
3 They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together against thy hidden ones.
They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
They have said, “Come, let us scatter them from the nations and not allow the name of Israel to be remembered any longer.”
5 For they have consulted together with one consent. They make a covenant against thee:
For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant:
6 the tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
the tabernacle of Edomites and Ishmaelites, and Moab and the Hagarites,
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre,
and Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, the foreigners among the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assyria also is joined with them; they have helped the sons of Lot. (Selah)
For even Assur comes with them. They have become the helpers of the sons of Lot.
9 Do thou to them as to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon,
Do to them as you did to Midian and Sisera, just as to Jabin at the torrent of Kishon.
10 who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
They perished at Endor, and they became like the dung of the earth.
11 Make their ranking men like Oreb and Zeeb, yea, all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Set their leaders to be like Oreb and Zeeb, and Zebah and Zalmunna: all their leaders
12 who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.
who said, “Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance.”
13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust, as stubble before the wind,
My God, set them like a wheel, and like stubble before the face of the wind.
14 as the fire that burns the forest, and as the flame that sets the mountains on fire.
Set them like a fire burning up the forest, and like a flame burning up the mountains.
15 So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy storm.
So will you pursue them in your tempest, and disturb them in your wrath.
16 Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
Fill their faces with shame, and they will seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever. Yea, let them be confounded and perish,
Let them be ashamed and troubled, from age to age, and let them be confounded and perish.
18 that they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, are the Most High over all the earth.
And let them know that the Lord is your name. You alone are the Most High in all the earth.
