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, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not Thou silence; hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God.

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

For, lo, Thine enemies are in an uproar; and they that hate Thee have lifted up the head.

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

They hold crafty converse against Thy people, and take counsel against Thy treasured ones.

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 cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.'

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

For they have consulted together with one consent; against Thee do they make a covenant;

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

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

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

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

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

Assyria also is joined with them; they have been an arm to the children of Lot. (Selah)

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

Do Thou unto them as unto Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon;

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

Who were destroyed at En-dor; 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 nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and like Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes;

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

Who said: 'Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.'

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

O my God, make them like the whirling dust; as stubble before the wind.

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

As the fire that burneth the forest, and as the flame that setteth the mountains ablaze;

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

So pursue them with Thy tempest, and affright them with Thy storm.

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

Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek Thy 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 affrighted for ever; yea, let them be abashed and perish;

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

That they may know that it is Thou alone whose name is the LORD, the Most High over all the earth.