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. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 For lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lifted vp the head.
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting 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.
“Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”
5 For they haue consulted together in heart, and haue made a league against thee:
For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Agarims:
Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.
7 Gebal and Ammon, and Amalech, the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyrus:
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
8 Asshur also is ioyned with them: they haue bene an arme to the children of Lot. (Selah)
Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Doe thou to them as vnto the Midianites: as to Sisera and as to Iabin at the riuer of Kishon.
Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
10 They perished at En-dor, and were dung for the earth.
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
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, 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 take for ourselves the meadows of God.”
13 O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 As the fire burneth the forest, and as the flame setteth the mountaines on fire:
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraide with thy storme.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seeke thy Name, O Lord.
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for euer: yea, let them be put to shame and perish,
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 That they may knowe that thou, which art called Iehouah, art alone, euen the most High ouer all the earth.
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.
