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, a psalm of Asaph. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 For behold, your enemies have made a noise; and they that hate you have lifted up the head.
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 Against your people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against your saints.
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.
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.
‘Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.’
5 For they have taken counsel together with one consent: they have made a confederacy against you;
For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you
6 even the tents of the Idumeans, and the Ismaelites; Moab, and the Agarenes;
Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalec; the Philistines also, with them that dwell at Tyre.
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
8 Yes, Assur too is come with them: they have become a help to the children of Lot. (Pause)
Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do you to them as to Madiam, and to Sisera; as to Jabin at the brook of Kison.
Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
10 They were utterly destroyed at Aendor: they became as dung for the earth.
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
11 Make their princes as Oreb and Zeb, and Zebee and Salmana; [even] all their princes:
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, let us take to ourselves the altar of God as an inheritance.
who said, ‘Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.’
13 O my God, make them as a wheel; as stubble before the face of the wind.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 As fire which shall burn up a wood, as the flame may consume the mountains;
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 so shall you persecute them with your tempest, and trouble them in your anger.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with dishonor; so shall they seek your name, O Lord.
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yes, let them be confounded and destroyed.
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 And let them know that your name is Lord; that you alone are Most High over all the earth.
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.
