Psalms 83

1 A song, a psalm of Asaph. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.

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

2 For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,

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

3 laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.

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

4 ‘Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.’

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

5 For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you

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

6 Tents of Edom, and 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 people of Tyre;

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

8 Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)

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

9 Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,

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

10 who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.

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

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

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

12 who said, ‘Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.’

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

13 Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.

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

14 As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,

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

15 so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.

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

16 Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.

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

17 Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.

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

18 Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.

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