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 psalm of Asaph.” O God! keep not silence! Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God!
2 For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,
For, lo! thine enemies roar, And they who hate thee lift up their heads.
3 Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.
For they form secret plots against thy people, And consult together against thy chosen 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.'
“Come,” say they, “let us blot them out from the number of the nations, That the name of Israel may no more be remembered!”
5 For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,
With one consent they consult together, Against thee do they form a league, —
6 Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Of Moab and the Hagarenes,
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, The Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)
The Assyrians also are joined with them; They lend their strength to the children of Lot.
9 Do to them as [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.
Do to them as to the Midianites, As to Sisera, as to Jabin at the brook Kison,
10 They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!
Who perished at Endor, And were trampled like dung to the earth.
11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,
Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes as Zeba and Zalmunna!
12 Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'
Who say, “Let us seize on God's habitations!”
13 O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.
Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!
14 As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,
As fire consumeth the forest, And as flame setteth the mountains in a blaze,
15 So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.
So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm!
16 Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.
Cover their faces with shame, That they may seek thy name, O LORD!
17 They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.
Let them be confounded! 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 know that thy name alone is Jehovah; That thou art the Most High over all the earth.
