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, do not be silent! Do not ignore us and remain unmoved, God.

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

Look, your enemies are making a commotion, and those who hate you have raised their heads.

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

They conspire against your people and plan together against your protected 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 let us destroy them as a nation. Then the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”

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

They have schemed together with one strategy; against you they have made an alliance.

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

This includes the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, and the people of Moab and the Hagrites, who plot together with

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

Gebal, Ammon, Amalek; it also includes 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 also is allied with them; they are helping 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 you did to Sisera and to Jabin at the Kishon River.

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

They perished at Endor and became like manure for the earth.

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

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

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

They said, “Let us take 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 the whirling dust, like chaff before the wind,

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

like the fire that burns the forest, and like the flame that sets the mountains on fire.

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

Chase them with your strong wind, and terrify them with your windstorm.

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

Fill their faces with shame so that they might seek your name, Yahweh.

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

May they be put to shame and be terrified forever; may they perish in disgrace.

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

Then they will know that you alone, Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.