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. A PSALM OF ASAPH. O God, let there be no silence to You, Do not be silent, nor be quiet, O God.

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

For behold, Your enemies roar, And those hating You have lifted up the head,

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

They take crafty counsel against Your people, And consult against Your hidden ones.

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 we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered anymore.”

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

For they consulted in heart together, They make a covenant against You,

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

Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

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

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,

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

Asshur is also joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)

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

Do to them as Midian, As Sisera, as Jabin, at the Brook of Kishon.

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

They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!

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

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna—all their princes,

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

Who have said, “Let us occupy the pastures of God for ourselves.”

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

O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.

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

As a fire burns a forest, And as a flame sets hills on fire,

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

So You pursue them with Your whirlwind, And trouble them with Your windstorm.

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

Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Your Name, O YHWH.

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

They are ashamed and troubled forever, Indeed, they are confounded and lost.

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

And they know that You—Your Name [is] YHWH—By Yourself [are] the Most High over all the earth!