Psalms 83

1 A Song [or] Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy 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, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee 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 thy people, and consulted against thy 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 thee:

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 holpen 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 burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth 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 thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

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

16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy 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 thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] 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.