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, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

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

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

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

Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult 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 we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'

5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,

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

Tents of Edom, and 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 inhabitants of Tyre,

8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)

Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons 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 as [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

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

They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!

11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'

13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.

14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

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

So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.

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

Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.

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

They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

18 That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth.

And they know that Thou — (Thy name [is] Jehovah — by Thyself, ) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!