< Psalms 83 >

1 A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, please do not stay silent! You can't remain unmoved! God, you must not keep quiet!
2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
Can't you hear the roars of your enemies? Can't you see how those who hate you are defiantly lifting up their heads?
3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.
4 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
They say, “Come on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”
5 For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—
They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7 of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot.
Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13 Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14 As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.
16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!
17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >