Psalms 83

1 A canticle of a psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God.

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

2 For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

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

3 They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints.

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

4 They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered 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 they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee,

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

6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens,

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

7 Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.

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

8 Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot.

Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson.

Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

10 Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth.

Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.

11 Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,

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

12 Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance.

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

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

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

14 As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains:

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

15 So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.

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

16 Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord.

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

17 Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish.

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

18 And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.

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