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. God, please do not stay silent! You can't remain unmoved! God, you must not keep quiet!
2 For lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lifted vp the head.
Can't you hear the roars of your enemies? Can't you see how those who hate you are defiantly lifting up their heads?
3 They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.
They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.
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 say, “Come on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”
5 For they haue consulted together in heart, and haue made a league against thee:
They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Agarims:
the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7 Gebal and Ammon, and Amalech, the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyrus:
the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Asshur also is ioyned with them: they haue bene an arme to the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Doe thou to them as vnto the Midianites: as to Sisera and as to Iabin at the riuer of Kishon.
Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 They perished at En-dor, and were dung for the earth.
They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.
11 Make them, euen their princes like Oreb and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes like Zebah and like Zalmuna.
Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Which haue said, Let vs take for our possession the habitations of God.
for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13 O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.
My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14 As the fire burneth the forest, and as the flame setteth the mountaines on fire:
Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraide with thy storme.
in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.
16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seeke thy Name, O Lord.
Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for euer: yea, let them be put to shame and perish,
Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18 That they may knowe that thou, which art called Iehouah, art alone, euen the most High ouer all the earth.
Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.
