< 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 canticle of a psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God.
2 For behold, Your enemies roar, And those hating You have lifted up the head,
For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They take crafty counsel against Your people, And consult against Your hidden ones.
They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints.
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 and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.
5 For they consulted in heart together, They make a covenant against You,
For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee,
6 Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens,
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,
Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Asshur is also joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)
Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot.
9 Do to them as Midian, As Sisera, as Jabin, at the Brook of Kishon.
Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson.
10 They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!
Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna—all their princes,
Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,
12 Who have said, “Let us occupy the pastures of God for ourselves.”
Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance.
13 O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.
O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind.
14 As a fire burns a forest, And as a flame sets hills on fire,
As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains:
15 So You pursue them with Your whirlwind, And trouble them with Your windstorm.
So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.
16 Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Your Name, O YHWH.
Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord.
17 They are ashamed and troubled forever, Indeed, they are confounded and lost.
Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish.
18 And they know that You—Your Name [is] YHWH—By Yourself [are] the Most High over all the earth!
And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >