Psalms 83
1 A Song. A Psalm. Of Asaph. O God, do not keep quiet: let your lips be open and take no rest, O God.
A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, please do not stay silent! You can't remain unmoved! God, you must not keep quiet!
2 For see! those who make war on you are out of control; your haters are lifting up their heads.
Can't you hear the roars of your enemies? Can't you see how those who hate you are defiantly lifting up their heads?
3 They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.
They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.
4 They have said, Come, let us put an end to them as a nation; so that the name of Israel may go out of man's memory.
They say, “Come on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”
5 For they have all come to an agreement; they are all joined together against you:
They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites;
the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek; the Philistines and the people of Tyre;
the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assur is joined with them; they have become the support of the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them what you did to the Midianites; what you did to Sisera and Jabin, at the stream of Kishon:
Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 Who came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste.
They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.
11 Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna:
Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.
for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13 O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry stems before the wind.
My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14 As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,
Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15 So go after them with your strong wind, and let them be full of fear because of your storm.
in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.
16 Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.
Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!
17 Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;
Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18 So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.
Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.
