Psalms 83

1 “A psalm of Asaph.” O God! keep not silence! Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God!

A Song [or] Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

2 For, lo! thine enemies roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

3 For they form secret plots against thy people, And consult together against thy chosen ones.

They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

4 “Come,” say they, “let us blot them out from the number of the nations, That the name of Israel may no more be remembered!”

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 With one consent they consult together, Against thee do they form a league, —

For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Of Moab and the Hagarenes,

The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, The Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

8 The Assyrians also are joined with them; They lend their strength to the children of Lot.

Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do to them as to the Midianites, As to Sisera, as to Jabin at the brook Kison,

Do unto them as [unto] the Midianites; as [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

10 Who perished at Endor, And were trampled like dung to the earth.

[Which] perished at Endor: they became [as] dung for the earth.

11 Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes as Zeba and Zalmunna!

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

12 Who say, “Let us seize on God's habitations!”

Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

13 Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!

O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

14 As fire consumeth the forest, And as flame setteth the mountains in a blaze,

As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

15 So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm!

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

16 Cover their faces with shame, That they may seek thy name, O LORD!

Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

17 Let them be confounded! Yea, let them be put to shame, and perish!

Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

18 That they may know that thy name alone is Jehovah; That thou art the Most High over all the earth.

That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth.