< Psalms 83 >

1 A song, or Psalme committed to Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: bee not still, and cease not, O God.
A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
2 For lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lifted vp the head.
See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
3 They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
4 They haue said, Come and let vs cut them off from being a nation: and let the name of Israel be no more in remembrance.
saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
5 For they haue consulted together in heart, and haue made a league against thee:
For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Agarims:
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
7 Gebal and Ammon, and Amalech, the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyrus:
of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
8 Asshur also is ioyned with them: they haue bene an arme to the children of Lot. (Selah)
Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot.
9 Doe thou to them as vnto the Midianites: as to Sisera and as to Iabin at the riuer of Kishon.
Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
10 They perished at En-dor, and were dung for the earth.
who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
11 Make them, euen their princes like Oreb and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes like Zebah and like Zalmuna.
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Which haue said, Let vs take for our possession the habitations of God.
who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
13 O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.
Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
14 As the fire burneth the forest, and as the flame setteth the mountaines on fire:
As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraide with thy storme.
so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seeke thy Name, O Lord.
Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for euer: yea, let them be put to shame and perish,
May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
18 That they may knowe that thou, which art called Iehouah, art alone, euen the most High ouer all the earth.
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >