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 Canticle Psalm of Asaph. O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God.

2 For lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lifted vp the head.

For behold, your enemies have sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head.

3 They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.

They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones.

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.

They have said, “Come, let us scatter them from the nations and not allow the name of Israel to be remembered any longer.”

5 For they haue consulted together in heart, and haue made a league against thee:

For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant:

6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Agarims:

the tabernacle of Edomites and Ishmaelites, and Moab and the Hagarites,

7 Gebal and Ammon, and Amalech, the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyrus:

and Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, the foreigners among the inhabitants of Tyre.

8 Asshur also is ioyned with them: they haue bene an arme to the children of Lot. (Selah)

For even Assur comes with them. They have become the helpers of 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 and Sisera, just as to Jabin at the torrent of Kishon.

10 They perished at En-dor, and were dung for the earth.

They perished at Endor, and they became like the dung of the earth.

11 Make them, euen their princes like Oreb and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes like Zebah and like Zalmuna.

Set their leaders to be like Oreb and Zeeb, and Zebah and Zalmunna: all their leaders

12 Which haue said, Let vs take for our possession the habitations of God.

who said, “Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance.”

13 O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.

My God, set them like a wheel, and like stubble before the face of the wind.

14 As the fire burneth the forest, and as the flame setteth the mountaines on fire:

Set them like a fire burning up the forest, and like a flame burning up the mountains.

15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraide with thy storme.

So will you pursue them in your tempest, and disturb them in your wrath.

16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seeke thy Name, O Lord.

Fill their faces with shame, and they will seek your name, O Lord.

17 Let them be confounded and troubled for euer: yea, let them be put to shame and perish,

Let them be ashamed and troubled, from age to age, and let them be confounded and perish.

18 That they may knowe that thou, which art called Iehouah, art alone, euen the most High ouer all the earth.

And let them know that the Lord is your name. You alone are the Most High in all the earth.