Psalms 83

1 A Song; a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God:

“A song or psalm of Assaph.” O God, take no rest for thyself: be not silent and keep not still, O God!

2 For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.

For, lo, thy enemies make a tumult, and they that hate thee have lifted up their head.

3 They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden ones:

Against thy people they take crafty secret device, and they consult against those whom thou protectest.

4 They say, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, and let the name of Israel be mentioned no more.

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; and the name of Israel shall be remembered no more.

5 For they have consulted together with one heart: they have made an alliance together against thee.

For they have consulted cordially together; against thee they make a covenant:

6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagarites;

The tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites: Moab, and the Hagarenes;

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia, with the inhabitants of Tyre;

Gebal, and 'Ammon, and 'Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

8 Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. (Selah)

Also Asshur is joined with them; they have become an arm unto the children of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do unto them as to Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon:

Do unto them as [unto] Midian; as to Sissera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon:

10 Who were destroyed at Endor; they became as dung for the ground.

Who were annihilated at 'En-dor; they became as dung for the ground.

11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb; and all their chiefs as Zebah and as Zalmunna.

Render them, their nobles, like 'Oreb, and like Zeeb; yea, like Zebach and like Zalmunna' all their princes;

12 For they have said, Let us take to ourselves God's dwelling-places in possession.

Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,

13 O my God, make them like a whirling thing, like stubble before the wind.

O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.

14 As fire burneth a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire,

As the fire burneth up a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire:

15 So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy whirlwind.

So pursue them with thy storm, and with thy whirlwind do thou terrify them.

16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Lord!

17 Let them be put to shame and be dismayed for ever, and let them be confounded and perish:

Let them be made ashamed and terrified for ever and aye; yea, let them be put to the blush and perish:

18 That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth.

That they may know that thou, whose name is the Eternal, art by thyself alone, the Most High over all the earth.