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.
God, do not continue to be silent! Do not be quiet and say nothing,
2 For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,
because your enemies are rioting against you; those who hate you are rebelling against you!
3 Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.
They are secretly planning to do things to harm [us], your people; they are (conspiring together against/planning how to defeat) the people whom you protect.
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 say, “Come, we must destroy their nation, with the result that no one will remember that Israel ever existed!”
5 For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,
They have agreed on [what they want to do to destroy Israel], and they have formed an alliance against you.
6 Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
[The people who have done that are] the people of Edom [region], the descendants of Ishmael [who live on the east side of the Jordan River], the Moab [people-group], the descendants of Hagar [who also live on the east side of the Jordan River],
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,
Gebal [people-group], the Ammon [people-group], the Amalek [people-group], the Philistia [people-group], and the people of Tyre [city].
8 Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)
[The people of] have joined them; they are strong allies of the [Moab and Ammon people-groups, who are] descendants of [Abraham’s nephew] Lot.
9 Do to them as [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.
[God], do to those people things like you did to the Midian [people-group], like [you did] to Sisera and Jabin at Kishon River.
10 They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!
You destroyed them at Endor [town], and their corpses [lay on] the ground and decayed.
11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,
Do to them things like you did to [Kings] Oreb and Zeeb; defeat their leaders like you defeated Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'
who said, “We will take for ourselves the land that [the Israelis say] belongs to God!”
13 O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.
My God, cause them [to disappear quickly] like whirling dust, like chaff that the wind blows away!
14 As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,
Like a fire completely burns a forest and like flames burn in the mountains,
15 So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.
expel them by sending storms; cause them to be terrified by your big storms/hurricanes!
16 Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.
Cause them [SYN] to be very ashamed in order that they will admit that you are very powerful.
17 They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.
Cause them to be forever disgraced [because of being defeated], and cause them to die while they are still disgraced.
18 And they know that Thou — (Thy name [is] Jehovah — by Thyself, ) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!
Cause them to know that you, whose name is Yahweh, are the supreme ruler over everything on the earth.
