Psalms 83

1 O God, keep thou not silence. Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

A Song, — A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult, and those who hate thee have lifted up the head.

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

3 They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together against thy hidden ones.

Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden 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, And we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'

5 For they have consulted together with one consent. They make a covenant against thee:

For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,

6 the tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre,

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,

8 Assyria also is joined with them; they have helped the sons of Lot. (Selah)

Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do thou to them as to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon,

Do to them as [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

10 who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.

They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!

11 Make their ranking men like Oreb and Zeeb, yea, all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

12 who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.

Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'

13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust, as stubble before the wind,

O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.

14 as the fire that burns the forest, and as the flame that sets the mountains on fire.

As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

15 So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy storm.

So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.

16 Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.

Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.

17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever. Yea, let them be confounded and perish,

They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

18 that they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, are the Most High over all the earth.

And they know that Thou — (Thy name [is] Jehovah — by Thyself, ) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!