Psalms 83

1 A canticle of a psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God.

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

2 For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

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

3 They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints.

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

4 They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.

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

5 For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee,

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

6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens,

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

7 Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.

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

8 Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot.

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

9 Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson.

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

10 Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth.

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

11 Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,

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

12 Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance.

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

13 O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind.

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

14 As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains:

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

15 So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.

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

16 Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord.

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

17 Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish.

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

18 And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.

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