< 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. O God, keep not Thou 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 are in an uproar; and they that hate Thee have lifted up the head.
3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
They hold crafty converse against Thy people, and take counsel against Thy treasured 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; against Thee do they make a covenant;
6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
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 been an arm to the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Do Thou unto them as unto Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon;
10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
Who were destroyed at En-dor; they became as dung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and like Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes;
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 burneth the forest, and as the flame that setteth the mountains ablaze;
15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
So pursue them with Thy tempest, and affright them with Thy storm.
16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek Thy name, O LORD.
17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
Let them be ashamed and affrighted for ever; yea, let them be abashed 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 it is Thou alone whose name is the LORD, the Most High over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >