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, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

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

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

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

Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden 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 we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'

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

For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,

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

Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

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

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,

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

Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons 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 [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

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

They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for 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 as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

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

Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'

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

O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.

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

As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

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

So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.

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

Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.

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

They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

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

And they know that Thou — (Thy name [is] Jehovah — by Thyself, ) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!