Psalms 83

1 A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

A song, or Psalme committed to Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: bee not still, and cease not, O God.

2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

For lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lifted vp the head.

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

They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.

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

They haue said, Come and let vs cut them off from being a nation: and let the name of Israel be no more in remembrance.

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

For they haue consulted together in heart, and haue made a league against thee:

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

The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Agarims:

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

Gebal and Ammon, and Amalech, the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyrus:

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

Asshur also is ioyned with them: they haue bene an arme to the children of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

Doe thou to them as vnto the Midianites: as to Sisera and as to Iabin at the riuer of Kishon.

10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

They perished at En-dor, and were dung for the earth.

11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Make them, euen their princes like Oreb and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes like Zebah and like Zalmuna.

12 who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”

Which haue said, Let vs take for our possession the habitations of God.

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

O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.

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

As the fire burneth the forest, and as the flame setteth the mountaines on fire:

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

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraide with thy storme.

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

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seeke thy Name, O Lord.

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

Let them be confounded and troubled for euer: yea, let them be put to shame and perish,

18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

That they may knowe that thou, which art called Iehouah, art alone, euen the most High ouer all the earth.