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 or psalm of Assaph.” O God, take no rest for thyself: be not silent and keep not still, O God!

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

For, lo, thy enemies make a tumult, and they that hate thee have lifted up their head.

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

Against thy people they take crafty secret device, and they consult against those whom thou protectest.

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 have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; and the name of Israel shall be remembered no more.

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

For they have consulted cordially together; against thee they make a covenant:

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

The tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites: Moab, and the Hagarenes;

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

Gebal, and 'Ammon, and 'Amalek; the Philistines 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.

Also Asshur is joined with them; they have become an arm unto the children 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 [unto] Midian; as to Sissera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon:

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

Who were annihilated at 'En-dor; they became as dung for the ground.

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

Render them, their nobles, like 'Oreb, and like Zeeb; yea, like Zebach and like Zalmunna' all their princes;

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

Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,

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

O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.

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

As the fire burneth up 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 storm, and with thy whirlwind do thou terrify them.

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 Lord!

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

Let them be made ashamed and terrified for ever and aye; yea, let them be put to the blush 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, whose name is the Eternal, art by thyself alone, the Most High over all the earth.