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

2 For, lo, Thine enemies are in an uproar; and they that hate Thee have lifted up the head.

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

3 They hold crafty converse against Thy people, and take counsel against Thy treasured ones.

Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.

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 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 have consulted together with one consent; against Thee do they make a covenant;

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

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

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

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

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

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

Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)

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

Do to them as [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

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

They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!

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

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

12 Who said: 'Let us take to ourselves in 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 the whirling dust; as stubble before the wind.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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