< Psalms 83 >

1 A SONG. A PSALM OF ASAPH. O God, let there be no silence to You, Do not be silent, nor be quiet, O God.
A Song. A Psalm. Of Asaph. O God, do not keep quiet: let your lips be open and take no rest, O God.
2 For behold, Your enemies roar, And those hating You have lifted up the head,
For see! those who make war on you are out of control; your haters are lifting up their heads.
3 They take crafty counsel against Your people, And consult against Your hidden ones.
They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.
4 They have said, “Come, and we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered anymore.”
They have said, Come, let us put an end to them as a nation; so that the name of Israel may go out of man's memory.
5 For they consulted in heart together, They make a covenant against You,
For they have all come to an agreement; they are all joined together against you:
6 Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek; the Philistines and the people of Tyre;
8 Asshur is also joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)
Assur is joined with them; they have become the support of the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as Midian, As Sisera, as Jabin, at the Brook of Kishon.
Do to them what you did to the Midianites; what you did to Sisera and Jabin, at the stream of Kishon:
10 They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!
Who came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste.
11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna—all their princes,
Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna:
12 Who have said, “Let us occupy the pastures of God for ourselves.”
Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.
13 O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.
O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry stems before the wind.
14 As a fire burns a forest, And as a flame sets hills on fire,
As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,
15 So You pursue them with Your whirlwind, And trouble them with Your windstorm.
So go after them with your strong wind, and let them be full of fear because of your storm.
16 Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Your Name, O YHWH.
Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.
17 They are ashamed and troubled forever, Indeed, they are confounded and lost.
Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;
18 And they know that You—Your Name [is] YHWH—By Yourself [are] the Most High over all the earth!
So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >