< 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. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.
4 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
“Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”
5 For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—
For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you
6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
Tents of Edom, and 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 people of Tyre;
8 Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot.
Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
who said, “Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.”
13 Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >