< Psalms 83 >
1 A song a psalm of Asaph. O God [let] not silence [belong] to you may not you be silent and may not you be inactive O God.
A song, a psalm of Asaph. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 For here! enemies your they are in an uproar! and [those who] hate you they have lifted a head.
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 On people your they make crafty counsel so they may consult together on treasured [ones] your.
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.
4 They have said come and let us annihilate them from a nation and not it will be remembered [the] name of Israel again.
“Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”
5 For they have consulted heart together on you a covenant they are making.
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 and Ammon and Amalek Philistia with [the] inhabitants of Tyre.
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
8 Also Assyria it has joined itself with them they have become an arm for [the] children of Lot (Selah)
Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them like Midian like Sisera like Jabin at [the] wadi of Kishon.
Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
10 They were destroyed at En-dor they became dung for the ground.
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
11 Make them noble [people] their like Oreb and like Zeeb and like Zebah and like Zalmunna all princes their.
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who they said let us take possession of for ourselves [the] pastures of God.
who said, “Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.”
13 O God my make them like whirling dust like chaff before a wind.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 Like a fire [which] it burns a forest and like a flame [which] it sets ablaze mountains.
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 So you will pursue them with storm your and with storm-wind your you will terrify them.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Fill faces their shame so they may seek name your O Yahweh.
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
17 May they be ashamed and they may be dismayed until perpetuity and may they be abashed and they may perish.
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 And they may know that you name your [is] Yahweh to alone you [the] Most High over all the earth.
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.