Psalms 83
1 song melody to/for Asaph God not quiet to/for you not be quiet and not to quiet God
A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, please do not stay silent! You can't remain unmoved! God, you must not keep quiet!
2 for behold enemy your to roar [emph?] and to hate you to lift: kindness head
Can't you hear the roars of your enemies? Can't you see how those who hate you are defiantly lifting up their heads?
3 upon people your be shrewd counsel and to advise upon to treasure your
They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.
4 to say to go: come! and to hide them from nation and not to remember name Israel still
They say, “Come on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”
5 for to advise heart together upon you covenant to cut: make(covenant)
They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6 tent Edom and Ishmaelite Moab and Hagri
the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek Philistia with to dwell Tyre
the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 also Assyria to join with them to be arm to/for son: descendant/people Lot (Selah)
Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 to make: do to/for them like/as Midian like/as Sisera like/as Jabin in/on/with torrent: river Kishon
Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 to destroy in/on/with En-dor En-dor to be dung to/for land: soil
They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.
11 to set: make them noble their like/as Oreb and like/as Zeeb and like/as Zebah and like/as Zalmunna all prince their
Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 which to say to possess: take to/for us [obj] habitation God
for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13 God my to set: make them like/as wheel like/as stubble to/for face: before spirit: breath
My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14 like/as fire to burn: burn wood and like/as flame to kindle mountain: mount
Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15 so to pursue them in/on/with tempest your and in/on/with whirlwind your to dismay them
in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.
16 to fill face their dishonor and to seek name your LORD
Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!
17 be ashamed and to dismay perpetuity till and be ashamed and to perish
Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18 and to know for you(m. s.) name your LORD to/for alone you Most High upon all [the] land: country/planet
Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.
