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. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 For, lo, thy enemies make a tumult, and they that hate thee have lifted up their head.
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 Against thy people they take crafty secret device, and they consult against those whom thou protectest.
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting 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.
‘Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.’
5 For they have consulted cordially together; against thee they make a covenant:
For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you
6 The tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites: Moab, and the Hagarenes;
Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.
7 Gebal, and 'Ammon, and 'Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
8 Also Asshur is joined with them; they have become an arm unto the children of Lot. (Selah)
Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do unto them as [unto] Midian; as to Sissera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon:
Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
10 Who were annihilated at 'En-dor; they became as dung for the ground.
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
11 Render them, their nobles, like 'Oreb, and like Zeeb; yea, like Zebach and like Zalmunna' all their princes;
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,
who said, ‘Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.’
13 O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 As the fire burneth up a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire:
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 So pursue them with thy storm, and with thy whirlwind do thou terrify them.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Lord!
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your 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:
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 That they may know that thou, whose name is the Eternal, art by thyself alone, the Most High over all the earth.
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.
