< 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 psalm of Asaph.” O God! keep not silence! Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God!
2 For see! those who make war on you are out of control; your haters are lifting up their heads.
For, lo! thine enemies roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.
3 They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.
For they form secret plots against thy people, And consult together against thy chosen ones.
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.
“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 they have all come to an agreement; they are all joined together against you:
With one consent they consult together, Against thee do they form a league, —
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites;
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Of Moab and the Hagarenes,
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek; the Philistines and the people of Tyre;
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, The Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assur is joined with them; they have become the support of the children of Lot. (Selah)
The Assyrians also are joined with them; They lend their strength to the children of Lot.
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 as to the Midianites, As to Sisera, as to Jabin at the brook Kison,
10 Who came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste.
Who perished at Endor, And were trampled like dung to the earth.
11 Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna:
Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes as Zeba and Zalmunna!
12 Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.
Who say, “Let us seize on God's habitations!”
13 O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry stems before the wind.
Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!
14 As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,
As fire consumeth the forest, And as flame setteth the mountains in a blaze,
15 So go after them with your strong wind, and let them be full of fear because of your storm.
So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm!
16 Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.
Cover their faces with shame, That they may seek thy name, O LORD!
17 Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;
Let them be confounded! Yea, let them be put to shame, and perish!
18 So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, 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.

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