< 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. O God, keep not thou 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 make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 Against thy people they take crafty secret device, and they consult against those whom thou protectest.
They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together against thy hidden 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.
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted cordially together; against thee they make a covenant:
For they have consulted together with one consent; against thee do they make a covenant:
6 The tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites: Moab, and the Hagarenes;
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and 'Ammon, and 'Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:
8 Also Asshur is joined with them; they have become an arm unto the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria also is joined with them; they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do unto them as [unto] Midian; as to Sissera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon:
Do thou unto them as unto Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon:
10 Who were annihilated at 'En-dor; they became as dung for the ground.
Which perished at En-dor; they became as dung for the earth.
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; yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna:
12 Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,
Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.
13 O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.
O my God, make them like the whirling dust; as 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 burneth the forest, and as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire;
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!
Fill their faces with confusion; 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 ashamed and dismayed for ever; yea, let them be confounded 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 thou alone, whose name is JEHOVAH, art the Most High over all the earth.