Psalms 83

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

A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, please do not stay silent! You can't remain unmoved! God, you must not keep quiet!

2 For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.

Can't you hear the roars of your enemies? Can't you see how those who hate you are defiantly lifting up their heads?

3 They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden ones:

They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.

4 They say, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, and let the name of Israel be mentioned no more.

They say, “Come on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”

5 For they have consulted together with one heart: they have made an alliance together against thee.

They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—

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

the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;

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

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

8 Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. (Selah)

Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do unto them as to Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon:

Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.

10 Who were destroyed at Endor; they became as dung for the ground.

They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.

11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb; and all their chiefs as Zebah and as Zalmunna.

Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,

12 For they have said, Let us take to ourselves God's dwelling-places in possession.

for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”

13 O my God, make them like a whirling thing, like stubble before the wind.

My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.

14 As fire burneth a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire,

Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,

15 So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy whirlwind.

in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.

16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.

Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!

17 Let them be put to shame and be dismayed for ever, and let them be confounded and perish:

Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.

18 That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth.

Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.