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, do not be silent! Do not ignore us and remain unmoved, God.
2 For lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lifted vp the head.
Look, your enemies are making a commotion, and those who hate you have raised their heads.
3 They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.
They conspire against your people and plan together against your protected 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, and let us destroy them as a nation. Then the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”
5 For they haue consulted together in heart, and haue made a league against thee:
They have schemed together with one strategy; against you they have made an alliance.
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Agarims:
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 Amalech, the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyrus:
Gebal, Ammon, Amalek; it also includes 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 also is allied with them; they are helping 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 as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and to Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 They perished at En-dor, and were dung for the earth.
They perished at Endor and became like manure for the earth.
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.
They said, “Let us take for ourselves the pastures of God.”
13 O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.
My God, make them like the whirling dust, like chaff before the wind,
14 As the fire burneth the forest, and as the flame setteth the mountaines on fire:
like the fire that burns the forest, and like the flame that sets the mountains on fire.
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraide with thy storme.
Chase them with your strong wind, and terrify them with your windstorm.
16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seeke thy Name, O Lord.
Fill their faces with shame so that they might seek your name, Yahweh.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for euer: yea, let them be put to shame and perish,
May they be put to shame and be terrified forever; 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.
Then they will know that you alone, Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.
