Psalms 83

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

“A psalm of Asaph.” O God! keep not 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 roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.

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

For they form secret plots against thy people, And consult together against thy chosen ones.

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

“Come,” say they, “let us blot them out from the number of the nations, That the name of Israel may no more be remembered!”

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

With one consent they consult together, Against thee do they form a league, —

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

The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Of 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.

The Assyrians also are joined with them; They lend their strength to the children of Lot.

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

Do to them as to the Midianites, As to Sisera, as to Jabin at the brook Kison,

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

Who perished at Endor, And were trampled like dung to the earth.

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

Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes as Zeba and Zalmunna!

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

Who say, “Let us seize on God's habitations!”

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

Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!

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

As fire consumeth the forest, And as flame setteth the mountains in a blaze,

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

So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm!

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

Cover 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 confounded! 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 know that thy name alone is Jehovah; That thou art the Most High over all the earth.