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.
God, do not continue to be silent! Do not be quiet and say nothing,
2 For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
because your enemies are rioting against you; those who hate you are rebelling against you!
3 They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints.
They are secretly planning to do things to harm [us], your people; they are (conspiring together against/planning how to defeat) the people whom you protect.
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, we must destroy their nation, with the result that no one will remember that Israel ever existed!”
5 For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee,
They have agreed on [what they want to do to destroy Israel], and they have formed an alliance against you.
6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens,
[The people who have done that are] the people of Edom [region], the descendants of Ishmael [who live on the east side of the Jordan River], the Moab [people-group], the descendants of Hagar [who also live on the east side of the Jordan River],
7 Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
Gebal [people-group], the Ammon [people-group], the Amalek [people-group], the Philistia [people-group], and the people of Tyre [city].
8 Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot.
[The people of] have joined them; they are strong allies of the [Moab and Ammon people-groups, who are] descendants of [Abraham’s nephew] Lot.
9 Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson.
[God], do to those people things like you did to the Midian [people-group], like [you did] to Sisera and Jabin at Kishon River.
10 Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth.
You destroyed them at Endor [town], and their corpses [lay on] the ground and decayed.
11 Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,
Do to them things like you did to [Kings] Oreb and Zeeb; defeat their leaders like you defeated Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance.
who said, “We will take for ourselves the land that [the Israelis say] belongs to God!”
13 O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind.
My God, cause them [to disappear quickly] like whirling dust, like chaff that the wind blows away!
14 As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains:
Like a fire completely burns a forest and like flames burn in the mountains,
15 So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.
expel them by sending storms; cause them to be terrified by your big storms/hurricanes!
16 Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord.
Cause them [SYN] to be very ashamed in order that they will admit that you are very powerful.
17 Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish.
Cause them to be forever disgraced [because of being defeated], and cause them to die while they are still disgraced.
18 And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.
Cause them to know that you, whose name is Yahweh, are the supreme ruler over everything on the earth.
