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 by Asaph.] God, do not be silent. Do not be deaf, and do not be inactive, God.

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

For, look, your enemies make an uproar. Those who hate you are hostile.

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

They devise crafty plans against your people, and conspire together against your treasured 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 annihilate them as a nation; let the name of Israel may be remembered no more."

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

For they plot a unified strategy; they make a covenant against you;

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

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites,

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

Gebal, 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.

Assyria too is joined with them; they lend support to 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 as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin at the Kishon River,

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

who were destroyed at Endor, who became manure for the ground.

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

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

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

who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves the pastures of God."

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

My God, make them like tumbleweed; like dead weeds blown by the wind.

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

Like a fire that consumes a forest, and like the flames that consume the mountains,

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

so pursue them with your gale winds, and terrify them with your storm.

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

Cover their faces with shame, so that they might seek your name, LORD.

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 terrified forever; let them perish in disgrace,

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

that they will know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.