Psalms 83

1 A Song of a Psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be compared to you? be not silent, neither be still, O God.

A Song of a Psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be compared to thee? be not silent, neither be still, O God.

2 For behold, your enemies have made a noise; and they that hate you have lifted up the head.

For behold, thine enemies have made a noise; and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

3 Against your people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against your saints.

Against thy people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against thy saints.

4 They have said, Come, and let us utterly destroy them out of the nation; and let the name of Israel be remembered no more at all.

They have said, Come, and let us utterly destroy them out of the nation; and let the name of Israel be remembered no more at all.

5 For they have taken counsel together with one consent: they have made a confederacy against you;

For they have taken counsel together with one consent: they have made a confederacy against thee;

6 even the tents of the Idumeans, and the Ismaelites; Moab, and the Agarenes;

even the tents of the Idumeans, and the Ismaelites; Moab, and the Agarenes;

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalec; the Philistines also, with them that dwell at Tyre.

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalec; the Philistines also, with them that dwell at Tyre.

8 Yes, Assur too is come with them: they have become a help to the children of Lot. (Pause)

Yea, Assur too is come with them: they have become a help to the children of Lot. (Pause)

9 Do you to them as to Madiam, and to Sisera; as to Jabin at the brook of Kison.

Do thou to them as to Madiam, and to Sisera; as to Jabin at the brook of Kison.

10 They were utterly destroyed at Aendor: they became as dung for the earth.

They were utterly destroyed at Aendor: they became as dung for the earth.

11 Make their princes as Oreb and Zeb, and Zebee and Salmana; [even] all their princes:

Make their princes as Oreb and Zeb, and Zebee and Salmana; [even] all their princes:

12 who said, let us take to ourselves the altar of God as an inheritance.

who said, let us take to ourselves the altar of God as an inheritance.

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

O my God, make them as a wheel; as stubble before the face of the wind.

14 As fire which shall burn up a wood, as the flame may consume the mountains;

As fire which shall burn up a wood, as the flame may consume the mountains;

15 so shall you persecute them with your tempest, and trouble them in your anger.

so shalt thou persecute them with thy tempest, and trouble them in thine anger.

16 Fill their faces with dishonor; so shall they seek your name, O Lord.

Fill their faces with dishonour; so shall they seek thy name, O Lord.

17 Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yes, let them be confounded and destroyed.

Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yea, let them be confounded and destroyed.

18 And let them know that your name is Lord; that you alone are Most High over all the earth.

And let them know that thy name is Lord; that thou alone art Most High over all the earth.