Psalms 83
1 Keep not thou silence, O God: 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 make a tumult: 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 have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden 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: they are confederate against thee:
They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 Which perished at Endor: 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 like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid 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 Yhwh.
Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Yhwh, art 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.
