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 psalm of Asaph.” O God! keep not silence! Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God!

2 For, lo, thy enemies make a tumult, and they that hate thee have lifted up their head.

For, lo! thine enemies roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.

3 Against thy people they take crafty secret device, and they consult against those whom thou protectest.

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; and the name of Israel shall be remembered no more.

“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 cordially together; against thee they make a covenant:

With one consent they consult together, Against thee do they form a league, —

6 The tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites: 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 Also Asshur is joined with them; they have become an arm unto 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] Midian; as to Sissera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon:

Do to them as to the Midianites, As to Sisera, as to Jabin at the brook Kison,

10 Who were annihilated at 'En-dor; they became as dung for the ground.

Who perished at Endor, And were trampled like dung to the earth.

11 Render them, their nobles, like 'Oreb, and like Zeeb; yea, like Zebach and like Zalmunna' all their princes;

Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes as Zeba and Zalmunna!

12 Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,

Who say, “Let us seize on God's habitations!”

13 O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.

Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!

14 As the fire burneth up a forest, 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 pursue them with thy storm, and with thy whirlwind do thou terrify them.

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 made ashamed and terrified for ever and aye; yea, let them be put to the blush and perish:

Let them be confounded! Yea, let them be put to shame, and perish!

18 That they may know that thou, whose name is the Eternal, art by thyself alone, 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.