Psalms 83

1 A Song, a Melody of Asaph. O God, Do not keep quiet, Do not hold thy peace, Neither be thou still, O GOD!

A song, or Psalme committed to Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: bee not still, and cease not, O God.

2 For lo! thine enemies, are tumultuous, And, they who hate thee, have lifted up the head;

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

3 Against thy people, they craftily devise a secret plot, And conspire against thy treasured ones.

They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.

4 They have said—Come, and let us wipe them out from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.

They haue said, Come and let vs cut them off from being a nation: and let the name of Israel be no more in remembrance.

5 For they have taken counsel with one heart, Against thee—a covenant, would they solemnize—

For they haue consulted together in heart, and haue made a league against thee:

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

The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Agarims:

7 Gebal and Ammon, and Amalek, The Philistines, with the dwellers in Tyre;

Gebal and Ammon, and Amalech, the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyrus:

8 Even Assyria hath joined herself with them, They have become an arm to the sons of Lot. (Selah)

Asshur also is ioyned with them: they haue bene an arme to the children of Lot. (Selah)

9 Make them like Midian, like Sisera, like Jabin, by the torrent of Kishon;

Doe thou to them as vnto the Midianites: as to Sisera and as to Iabin at the riuer of Kishon.

10 They perished at En-dor, They become manure for the soil!

They perished at En-dor, and were dung for the earth.

11 Make them—their nobles—like Oreb and like Zeeb, And, like Zebah and like Zalmunna, all their princes:

Make them, euen their princes like Oreb and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes like Zebah and like Zalmuna.

12 Who said—Let us take a possession for ourselves, The pastures of God!

Which haue said, Let vs take for our possession the habitations of God.

13 O my God, make them, As whirling [dust], As chaff before a wind;

O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.

14 As a fire burneth a forest, —And as a flame setteth mountains ablaze,

As the fire burneth the forest, and as the flame setteth the mountaines on fire:

15 So, wilt thou pursue them with thy tempest, —And, with thy storm-wind, wilt terrify them:

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraide with thy storme.

16 Fill thou their faces with dishonour, That men may seek thy Name, O Yahweh;

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seeke thy Name, O Lord.

17 Let them turn pale, and be terrified to futurity, Yea let them blush, and perish:

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

18 That men may know that, thou, Whose Name alone is Yahweh, Art Most High over all the earth.

That they may knowe that thou, which art called Iehouah, art alone, euen the most High ouer all the earth.