Psalms 83

1 A Canticle Psalm of Asaph. O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God.

A canticle of a psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God.

2 For behold, your enemies have sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head.

For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

3 They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones.

They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints.

4 They have said, “Come, let us scatter them from the nations and not allow the name of Israel to be remembered any longer.”

They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.

5 For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant:

For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee,

6 the tabernacle of Edomites and Ishmaelites, and Moab and the Hagarites,

The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens,

7 and Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, the foreigners among the inhabitants of Tyre.

Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.

8 For even Assur comes with them. They have become the helpers of the sons of Lot.

Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot.

9 Do to them as you did to Midian and Sisera, just as to Jabin at the torrent of Kishon.

Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson.

10 They perished at Endor, and they became like the dung of the earth.

Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth.

11 Set their leaders to be like Oreb and Zeeb, and Zebah and Zalmunna: all their leaders

Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,

12 who said, “Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance.”

Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance.

13 My God, set them like a wheel, and like stubble before the face of the wind.

O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind.

14 Set them like a fire burning up the forest, and like a flame burning up the mountains.

As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains:

15 So will you pursue them in your tempest, and disturb them in your wrath.

So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.

16 Fill their faces with shame, and they will seek your name, O Lord.

Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord.

17 Let them be ashamed and troubled, from age to age, and let them be confounded and perish.

Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish.

18 And let them know that the Lord is your name. You alone are the Most High in all the earth.

And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.