Psalms 83

1 A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us and remain unmoved, 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 Look, your enemies are making a commotion, and those who hate you have raised their heads.

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

3 They conspire against your people and plan together against your protected ones.

Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.

4 They have said, “Come, and let us destroy them as a nation. Then the name of Israel will no longer 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 They have schemed together with one strategy; against you they have made an alliance.

For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,

6 This includes the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, and the people of Moab and the Hagrites, who plot together with

Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

7 Gebal, Ammon, Amalek; it also includes Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre.

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,

8 Assyria also is allied with them; they are helping the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and to Jabin at the Kishon River.

Do to them as [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

10 They perished at Endor and became like manure for the earth.

They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!

11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna.

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

12 They said, “Let us take for ourselves the pastures of God.”

Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'

13 My God, make them like the whirling dust, like chaff before the wind,

O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.

14 like the fire that burns the forest, and like the flame that sets the mountains on fire.

As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

15 Chase them with your strong wind, and terrify them with your windstorm.

So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.

16 Fill their faces with shame so that they might seek your name, Yahweh.

Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.

17 May they be put to shame and be terrified forever; may they perish in disgrace.

They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

18 Then they will know that you alone, Yahweh, are 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!