Psalms 83

1 A Song, — A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

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

See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

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

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

4 They have said, 'Come, And we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'

saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

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

For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—

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

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

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

of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

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

Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot.

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

Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

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

who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

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

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

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

who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”

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

Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.

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

As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,

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

so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.

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

Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.

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

May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

18 And they know that Thou — (Thy name [is] Jehovah — by Thyself, ) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!

May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.