Psalms 83
1 A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
O God, keep thou not silence. Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult, and those who hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together against thy hidden ones.
4 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
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.
5 For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—
For they have consulted together with one consent. They make a covenant against thee:
6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
the tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
7 of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre,
8 Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot.
Assyria also is joined with them; they have helped the sons of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Do thou to them as to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon,
10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their ranking men like Oreb and Zeeb, yea, all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.
13 Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
O my God, make them like the whirling dust, as stubble before the wind,
14 As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
as the fire that burns the forest, and as the flame that sets the mountains on fire.
15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy storm.
16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever. Yea, let them be confounded and perish,
18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
that they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, are the Most High over all the earth.
