Psalms 83

1 A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not Thou silence; hold not Thy peace, and be not still, 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 are in an uproar; and they that hate Thee have lifted up 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 hold crafty converse against Thy people, and take counsel against Thy treasured ones.

They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.

4 They have said: 'Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may 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 have consulted together with one consent; against Thee do they make a covenant;

They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—

6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;

the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.

8 Assyria also is joined with them; they have been an arm to the children of Lot. (Selah)

Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do Thou unto them as unto Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon;

Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.

10 Who were destroyed at En-dor; they became as dung for the earth.

They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.

11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and like Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes;

Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,

12 Who said: 'Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.'

for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”

13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust; as stubble before the wind.

My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.

14 As the fire that burneth the forest, and as the flame that setteth the mountains ablaze;

Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,

15 So pursue them with Thy tempest, and affright them with Thy storm.

in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.

16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek Thy name, O LORD.

Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!

17 Let them be ashamed and affrighted for ever; yea, let them be abashed and perish;

Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.

18 That they may know that it is Thou alone whose name is the LORD, the Most High over all the earth.

Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.