Psalms 83
1 “A psalm of Asaph.” O God! keep not silence! Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God!
A Song, — A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.
2 For, lo! thine enemies roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.
For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,
3 For they form secret plots against thy people, And consult together against thy chosen ones.
Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult 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 we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'
5 With one consent they consult together, Against thee do they form a league, —
For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Of Moab and the Hagarenes,
Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, The Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,
8 The Assyrians also are joined with them; They lend their strength to the children of Lot.
Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as to the Midianites, As to Sisera, as to Jabin at the brook Kison,
Do to them as [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.
10 Who perished at Endor, And were trampled like dung to the earth.
They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!
11 Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes as Zeba and Zalmunna!
Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,
12 Who say, “Let us seize on God's habitations!”
Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'
13 Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!
O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.
14 As fire consumeth the forest, And as flame setteth the mountains in a blaze,
As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,
15 So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm!
So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.
16 Cover their faces with shame, That they may seek thy name, O LORD!
Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.
17 Let them be confounded! Yea, let them be put to shame, and perish!
They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.
18 That they may know that thy name alone is Jehovah; That thou art the Most High over all the earth.
And they know that Thou — (Thy name [is] Jehovah — by Thyself, ) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!
