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, let there be no silence to You, Do not be silent, nor be quiet, O God.

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

For behold, Your enemies roar, And those hating You have lifted up the head,

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

They take crafty counsel against Your people, And consult against Your 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 have said, “Come, and we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered anymore.”

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

For they consulted in heart together, They make a covenant against You,

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

Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

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

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with 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 is also joined with them, They have been an arm to 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 to them as Midian, As Sisera, as Jabin, at the Brook of Kishon.

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

They were destroyed at Endor, They were 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 as Zebah and Zalmunna—all their princes,

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

Who have said, “Let us occupy the pastures of God for ourselves.”

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

O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.

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

As a fire burns a forest, And as a flame sets hills on fire,

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

So You pursue them with Your whirlwind, And trouble them with Your windstorm.

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

Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Your Name, O YHWH.

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

They are ashamed and troubled forever, Indeed, they are confounded and lost.

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

And they know that You—Your Name [is] YHWH—By Yourself [are] the Most High over all the earth!