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 psalm of Asaph.” O God! keep not silence! Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God!

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

For, lo! thine enemies roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.

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

For they form secret plots against thy people, And consult together against thy chosen 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.

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

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; 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)

The Assyrians also are joined with them; They lend their strength to the children of Lot.

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

Do to them as to the Midianites, As to Sisera, as to Jabin at the brook Kison,

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

Who perished at Endor, And were trampled like dung to the earth.

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

Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes as Zeba and Zalmunna!

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

Who say, “Let us seize on God's habitations!”

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

Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!

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

As fire consumeth the forest, And as flame setteth the mountains in a blaze,

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

So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm!

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

Cover 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 confounded! Yea, let them be put to shame, 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 thy name alone is Jehovah; That thou art the Most High over all the earth.