Psalms 83

1 Keep not you silence, O God: hold not your peace, and be not still, O God.

A song, or Psalme committed to Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: bee not still, and cease not, O God.

2 For, see, your enemies make a tumult: and they that hate you have lifted up the head.

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

3 They have taken crafty counsel against your people, and consulted against your hidden ones.

They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret 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 haue said, Come and let vs cut them off from being a nation: and let the name of Israel be no more in remembrance.

5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against you:

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

6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

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

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

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

8 Assur also is joined with them: they have helped the children of Lot. (Selah)

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

9 Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

Doe thou to them as vnto the Midianites: as to Sisera and as to Iabin at the riuer of Kishon.

10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.

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

11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

Make them, euen their princes like Oreb and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes like Zebah and like Zalmuna.

12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

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

13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

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

14 As the fire burns a wood, and as the flame sets the mountains on fire;

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

15 So persecute them with your tempest, and make them afraid with your storm.

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

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

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

17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yes, let them be put to shame, and perish:

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

18 That men may know that you, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, are the most high over all the earth.

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