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. God, please do not stay silent! You can't remain unmoved! God, you must not keep quiet!
2 For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
Can't you hear the roars of your enemies? Can't you see how those who hate you are defiantly lifting up their heads?
3 They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints.
They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.
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 on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”
5 For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee,
They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens,
the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7 Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and 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.
Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson.
Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth.
They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.
11 Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,
Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance.
for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13 O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind.
My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14 As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains:
Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15 So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.
in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.
16 Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord.
Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!
17 Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish.
Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18 And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.
Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.
