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. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
2 For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
3 They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting 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.”
“Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”
5 For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
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, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
8 Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. (Selah)
Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
10 who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”
who said, “Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.”
13 My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.
Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
14 As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.
so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh.
Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.
Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.
