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 of Asaph. God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us and remain unmoved, God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
Look, your enemies are making a commotion, and those who hate you have raised their heads.
3 They take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones.
They conspire against your people and plan together against your protected 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 have said, “Come, and let us destroy them as a nation. Then the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”
5 For they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do they make a covenant:
They have schemed together with one strategy; against you they have made an alliance.
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;
This includes the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, and the people of Moab and the Hagrites, who plot together with
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:
Gebal, Ammon, Amalek; it also includes Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assyria also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria also is allied with them; they are helping the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and to Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 Who perished at Endor, Who became as dung for the earth.
They perished at Endor and became like manure for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna.
12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.
They said, “Let us take 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 the whirling dust, like chaff before the wind,
14 As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,
like the fire that burns the forest, and like the flame that sets the mountains on fire.
15 So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.
Chase them with your strong wind, and terrify them with your windstorm.
16 Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
Fill their faces with shame so that they might seek your name, Yahweh.
17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish;
May they be put to shame and be terrified forever; may they perish in disgrace.
18 That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.
Then they will know that you alone, Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.
