< Psalms 83 >

1 Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
O God, keep thou not silence. Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult, and those who hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together 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 let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
For they have consulted together with one consent. They make a covenant against thee:
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
the tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre,
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria also is joined with them; they have helped the sons of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
Do thou to them as to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon,
10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
Make their ranking men like Oreb and Zeeb, yea, all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
who said, Let us take to ourselves in 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 the whirling dust, as stubble before the wind,
14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
as the fire that burns the forest, and as the flame that sets the mountains on fire.
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Yhwh.
Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever. Yea, let them be confounded and perish,
18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Yhwh, art the most high over all the earth.
that they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, are the Most High over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >