Psalms 83

1 A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, do not keep silent. Do not keep silent, and do not be still, God.

A Song, — A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

2 For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

3 They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.

Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.

4 “Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

They have said, 'Come, And we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'

5 For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.

For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,

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

Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

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

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

8 Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. (Selah)

Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;

Do to them as [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

10 who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.

They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!

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

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

12 who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”

Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'

13 My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.

O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.

14 As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,

As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

15 so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.

So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.

16 Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, LORD.

Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.

17 Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;

They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

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

And they know that Thou — (Thy name [is] Jehovah — by Thyself, ) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!