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, [or] Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

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

For lo, thy enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

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

They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

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

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

For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee,

6 Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.

The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

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

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

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

Assur also is joined with them: they have helped the children 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 [to] the Midianites; as [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

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

[Who] perished at En-dor: they became [as] dung for the earth.

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

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

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

Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

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

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

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

As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

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

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

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

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

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

Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yes, let them be put to shame, and perish:

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

That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth.