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 song, a psalm of Asaph. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 For behold, your enemies have sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head.
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones.
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.
4 They have said, “Come, let us scatter them from the nations and not allow the name of Israel to be remembered any longer.”
“Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”
5 For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant:
For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you
6 the tabernacle of Edomites and Ishmaelites, and Moab and the Hagarites,
Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.
7 and Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, the foreigners among the inhabitants of Tyre.
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
8 For even Assur comes with them. They have become the helpers of 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 and Sisera, just as to Jabin at the torrent of Kishon.
Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
10 They perished at Endor, and they became like the dung of the earth.
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
11 Set their leaders to be like Oreb and Zeeb, and Zebah and Zalmunna: all their leaders
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance.”
who said, “Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.”
13 My God, set them like a wheel, and like stubble before the face of the wind.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 Set them like a fire burning up the forest, and like a flame burning up the mountains.
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 So will you pursue them in your tempest, and disturb them in your wrath.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with shame, and they will seek your name, O Lord.
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be ashamed and troubled, from age to age, and let them be confounded and perish.
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 And let them know that the Lord is your name. You alone are the Most High in all the earth.
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.
