Psalms 83
1 “A song or psalm of Assaph.” O God, take no rest for thyself: be not silent and keep not still, O God!
A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, please do not stay silent! You can't remain unmoved! God, you must not keep quiet!
2 For, lo, thy enemies make a tumult, and they that hate thee have lifted up their head.
Can't you hear the roars of your enemies? Can't you see how those who hate you are defiantly lifting up their heads?
3 Against thy people they take crafty secret device, and they consult against those whom thou protectest.
They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; and the name of Israel shall be remembered no more.
They say, “Come on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”
5 For they have consulted cordially together; against thee they make a covenant:
They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6 The tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites: Moab, and the Hagarenes;
the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7 Gebal, and 'Ammon, and 'Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Also Asshur is joined with them; they have become an arm unto the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do unto them as [unto] Midian; as to Sissera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon:
Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 Who were annihilated at 'En-dor; they became as dung for the ground.
They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.
11 Render them, their nobles, like 'Oreb, and like Zeeb; yea, like Zebach and like Zalmunna' all their princes;
Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,
for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13 O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.
My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14 As the fire burneth up a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire:
Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15 So pursue them with thy storm, and with thy whirlwind do thou terrify them.
in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.
16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Lord!
Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!
17 Let them be made ashamed and terrified for ever and aye; yea, let them be put to the blush and perish:
Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18 That they may know that thou, whose name is the Eternal, art by thyself alone, the Most High over all the earth.
Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.
