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, or Psalme committed to Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: bee not still, and cease not, O God.

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

For lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lifted vp the head.

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

They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.

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

They haue said, Come and let vs cut them off from being a nation: and let the name of Israel be no more in remembrance.

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

For they haue consulted together in heart, and haue made a league against thee:

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

The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Agarims:

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

Gebal and Ammon, and Amalech, the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyrus:

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

Asshur also is ioyned with them: they haue bene an arme to the children of Lot. (Selah)

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

Doe thou to them as vnto the Midianites: as to Sisera and as to Iabin at the riuer of Kishon.

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

They perished at En-dor, and were dung for the earth.

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

Make them, euen their princes like Oreb and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes like Zebah and like Zalmuna.

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

Which haue said, Let vs take for our possession the habitations of God.

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

O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.

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

As the fire burneth the forest, and as the flame setteth the mountaines on fire:

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

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraide with thy storme.

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

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seeke thy Name, O Lord.

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

Let them be confounded and troubled for euer: yea, let them be put to shame and perish,

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

That they may knowe that thou, which art called Iehouah, art alone, euen the most High ouer all the earth.