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 psalm of Assaph.” O God, take no rest for thyself: be not silent and keep not still, O God!
2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
For, lo, thy enemies make a tumult, and they that hate thee have lifted up their head.
3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
Against thy people they take crafty secret device, and they consult against those whom thou protectest.
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; and the name of Israel shall be remembered no more.
5 For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—
For they have consulted cordially together; against thee 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 Hagarenes;
7 of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
Gebal, and 'Ammon, and 'Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot.
Also Asshur is joined with them; they have become an arm unto the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Do unto them as [unto] Midian; as to Sissera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon:
10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
Who were annihilated at 'En-dor; they became as dung for the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Render them, their nobles, like 'Oreb, and like Zeeb; yea, like Zebach and like Zalmunna' all their princes;
12 who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,
13 Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.
14 As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
As the fire burneth up a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire:
15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
So pursue them with thy storm, and with thy whirlwind do thou terrify them.
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 made ashamed and terrified for ever and aye; yea, let them be put to the blush 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, whose name is the Eternal, art by thyself alone, the Most High over all the earth.
