< 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 psalm of Asaph.” O God! keep 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 roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
For they form secret plots against thy people, And consult together against thy chosen 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.
“Come,” say they, “let us blot them out from the number of the nations, That the name of Israel may no more be remembered!”
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
With one consent they consult together, Against thee do they form a league, —
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Of Moab and the Hagarenes,
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, The Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)
The Assyrians also are joined with them; They lend their strength to the children of Lot.
9 Do unto them as [unto] the Midianites; as [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
Do to them as to the Midianites, As to Sisera, as to Jabin at the brook Kison,
10 [Which] perished at Endor: they became [as] dung for the earth.
Who perished at Endor, And were trampled like dung to the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes as Zeba and Zalmunna!
12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
Who say, “Let us seize on God's habitations!”
13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!
14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
As fire consumeth the forest, And as flame setteth the mountains in a blaze,
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 LORD.
Cover 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 confounded! Yea, let them be put to shame, 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 thy name alone is Jehovah; That thou art the Most High over all the earth.

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