Psalms 83

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

[A song. A Psalm by Asaph.] God, do not be silent. Do not be deaf, and do not be inactive, God.

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

For, look, your enemies make an uproar. Those who hate you are hostile.

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

They devise crafty plans against your people, and conspire together against your treasured ones.

4 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.'

They say, "Come, and let us annihilate them as a nation; let the name of Israel may be remembered no more."

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

For they plot a unified strategy; they make a covenant against you;

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

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

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

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

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

Assyria too is joined with them; they lend support to the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

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

Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin at the Kishon River,

10 Who were destroyed at En-dor; they became as dung for the earth.

who were destroyed at Endor, who became manure for the ground.

11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and like Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes;

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

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

who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves the pastures of God."

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

My God, make them like tumbleweed; like dead weeds blown by the wind.

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

Like a fire that consumes a forest, and like the flames that consume the mountains,

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

so pursue them with your gale winds, and terrify them with your storm.

16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek Thy name, O LORD.

Cover their faces with shame, so that they might seek your name, LORD.

17 Let them be ashamed and affrighted for ever; yea, let them be abashed and perish;

Let them be put to shame and terrified forever; let them perish in disgrace,

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

that they will know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.