< 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. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 For behold, Your enemies roar, And those hating You have lifted up the head,
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 They take crafty counsel against Your people, And consult against Your hidden ones.
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.
4 They have said, “Come, and we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered anymore.”
“Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”
5 For they consulted in heart together, They make a covenant against You,
For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you
6 Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
8 Asshur is also joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)
Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as Midian, As Sisera, as Jabin, at the Brook of Kishon.
Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
10 They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna—all their princes,
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who have said, “Let us occupy the pastures of God for ourselves.”
who said, “Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.”
13 O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 As a fire burns a forest, And as a flame sets hills on fire,
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 So You pursue them with Your whirlwind, And trouble them with Your windstorm.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Your Name, O YHWH.
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
17 They are ashamed and troubled forever, Indeed, they are confounded and lost.
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 And they know that You—Your Name [is] YHWH—By Yourself [are] the Most High over all the earth!
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >