< Psalms 83 >

1 A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not thou silence: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
“A psalm of Asaph.” O God! keep not silence! Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God!
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
For, lo! thine enemies roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.
3 They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together against thy hidden ones.
For they form secret plots against thy people, And consult together against thy chosen ones.
4 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.
“Come,” say they, “let us blot them out from the number of the nations, That the name of Israel may no more be remembered!”
5 For they have consulted together with one consent; against thee do they make a covenant:
With one consent they consult together, Against thee do they form a league, —
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Of Moab and the Hagarenes,
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, The Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assyria also is joined with them; they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)
The Assyrians also are joined with them; They lend their strength to the children of Lot.
9 Do thou unto them as unto Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon:
Do to them as to the Midianites, As to Sisera, as to Jabin at the brook Kison,
10 Which perished at En-dor; they became as dung for the earth.
Who perished at Endor, And were trampled like dung to the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna:
Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes as Zeba and Zalmunna!
12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.
Who say, “Let us seize on God's habitations!”
13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust; as stubble before the wind.
Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!
14 As the fire that burneth the forest, and as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire;
As fire consumeth the forest, And as flame setteth the mountains in a blaze,
15 So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy storm.
So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm!
16 Fill their faces with confusion; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
Cover their faces with shame, That they may seek thy name, O LORD!
17 Let them be ashamed and dismayed for ever; yea, let them be confounded and perish:
Let them be confounded! Yea, let them be put to shame, and perish!
18 That they may know that thou alone, whose name is JEHOVAH, art the Most High over all the earth.
That they may know that thy name alone is Jehovah; That thou art the Most High over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >