Psalms 83

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

A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not Thou silence; hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God.

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

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

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

They hold crafty converse against Thy people, and take counsel against Thy treasured 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 you:

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

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

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

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 helped the children of Lot. (Selah)

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

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

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

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

Who were destroyed at En-dor; they 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 nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and like Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let them be ashamed and affrighted for ever; yea, let them be abashed 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 know that it is Thou alone whose name is the LORD, the Most High over all the earth.