Psalms 83

1 A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; 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 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

For behold, your enemies have sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head.

3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones.

4 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

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 with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—

For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant:

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

the tabernacle of Edomites and Ishmaelites, and Moab and the Hagarites,

7 of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

and Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, the foreigners among the inhabitants of Tyre.

8 Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot.

For even Assur comes with them. They have become the helpers of the sons of Lot.

9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and 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 and became like dung on the ground.

They perished at Endor, and they became like the dung of the earth.

11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes 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 possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”

who said, “Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance.”

13 Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.

My God, set them like a wheel, and like stubble before the face of the wind.

14 As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,

Set them like a fire burning up the forest, and like a flame burning up the mountains.

15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.

So will you pursue them in your tempest, and disturb them in your wrath.

16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.

Fill their faces with shame, and they will seek your name, O Lord.

17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

Let them be ashamed and troubled, from age to age, and 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.

And let them know that the Lord is your name. You alone are the Most High in all the earth.