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. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden ones:
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.
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, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”
5 For they have consulted together with one heart: they have made an alliance together against thee.
For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagarites;
Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia, with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
8 Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. (Selah)
Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do unto them as to Midian; as to Sisera, 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 Who were destroyed at Endor; they became as dung for the ground.
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb; and all their chiefs as Zebah and as Zalmunna.
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 For they have said, Let us take to ourselves God's dwelling-places in possession.
who said, “Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.”
13 O my God, make them like a whirling thing, like stubble before the wind.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 As fire burneth a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire,
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy whirlwind.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be put to shame and be dismayed for ever, and let them be confounded and perish:
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth.
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.
