Psalms 83

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

A Song of a Psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be compared to you? be not silent, neither be still, O God.

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

For behold, your enemies have made a noise; and they that hate you have lifted up the head.

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

Against your people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against your saints.

4 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.

They have said, Come, and let us utterly destroy them out of the nation; and let the name of Israel be remembered no more at all.

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

For they have taken counsel together with one consent: they have made a confederacy against you;

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

even the tents of the Idumeans, and the Ismaelites; Moab, and the Agarenes;

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

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalec; the Philistines also, with them that dwell at Tyre.

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

Yes, Assur too is come with them: they have become a help to the children of Lot. (Pause)

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

Do you to them as to Madiam, and to Sisera; as to Jabin at the brook of Kison.

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

They were utterly destroyed at Aendor: they became as dung for the earth.

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

Make their princes as Oreb and Zeb, and Zebee and Salmana; [even] all their princes:

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

who said, let us take to ourselves the altar of God as an inheritance.

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

O my God, make them as a wheel; as stubble before the face of the wind.

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

As fire which shall burn up a wood, as the flame may consume the mountains;

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

so shall you persecute them with your tempest, and trouble them in your anger.

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

Fill their faces with dishonour; so shall they seek your name, O Lord.

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

Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yes, let them be confounded and destroyed.

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

And let them know that your name is Lord; that you alone are Most High over all the earth.