< Psalms 83 >

1 A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, 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, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
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 They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.
4 “Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
They say, “Come on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”
5 For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”
for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13 My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.
My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14 As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15 so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.
in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.
16 Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, LORD.
Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!
17 Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18 that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.
Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.

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