< Psalms 83 >

1 [A song. A Psalm by Asaph.] God, do not be silent. Do not be deaf, and do not be inactive, God.
A song, a psalm of Asaph. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 For, look, your enemies make an uproar. Those who hate you are hostile.
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 They devise crafty plans against your people, and conspire together against your treasured ones.
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.
4 They say, "Come, and let us annihilate them as a nation; let the name of Israel may 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 plot a unified strategy; they make a covenant against you;
For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you
6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites,
Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.
7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
8 Assyria too is joined with them; they lend support to the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin at the Kishon River,
Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
10 who were destroyed at Endor, who became manure for the ground.
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves the pastures of God."
who said, “Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.”
13 My God, make them like tumbleweed; like dead weeds blown by the wind.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 Like a fire that consumes a forest, and like the flames that consume the mountains,
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 so pursue them with your gale winds, and terrify them with your storm.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Cover their faces with shame, so that they might seek your name, YHWH.
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be put to shame and terrified forever; let them perish in disgrace,
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 that they will know that you alone, whose name is YHWH, are the Most High over all the earth.
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.

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