Psalms 83

1 A song, or Psalme committed to Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: bee not still, and cease not, O God.

[A song. A Psalm by Asaph.] God, do not be silent. Do not be deaf, and do not be inactive, God.

2 For lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee, haue lifted vp the head.

For, look, your enemies make an uproar. Those who hate you are hostile.

3 They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and haue consulted against thy secret ones.

They devise crafty plans against your people, and conspire together against your treasured ones.

4 They haue said, Come and let vs cut them off from being a nation: and let the name of Israel be no more in remembrance.

They say, "Come, and let us annihilate them as a nation; let the name of Israel may be remembered no more."

5 For they haue consulted together in heart, and haue made a league against thee:

For they plot a unified strategy; they make a covenant against you;

6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Agarims:

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites,

7 Gebal and Ammon, and Amalech, the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyrus:

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

8 Asshur also is ioyned with them: they haue bene an arme to the children of Lot. (Selah)

Assyria too is joined with them; they lend support to the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

9 Doe thou to them as vnto the Midianites: as to Sisera and as to Iabin at the riuer of Kishon.

Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin at the Kishon River,

10 They perished at En-dor, and were dung for the earth.

who were destroyed at Endor, who became manure for the ground.

11 Make them, euen their princes like Oreb and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes like Zebah and like Zalmuna.

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

12 Which haue said, Let vs take for our possession the habitations of God.

who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves the pastures of God."

13 O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.

My God, make them like tumbleweed; like dead weeds blown by the wind.

14 As the fire burneth the forest, and as the flame setteth the mountaines on fire:

Like a fire that consumes a forest, and like the flames that consume the mountains,

15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraide with thy storme.

so pursue them with your gale winds, and terrify them with your storm.

16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seeke thy Name, O Lord.

Cover their faces with shame, so that they might seek your name, LORD.

17 Let them be confounded and troubled for euer: yea, let them be put to shame and perish,

Let them be put to shame and terrified forever; let them perish in disgrace,

18 That they may knowe that thou, which art called Iehouah, art alone, euen the most High ouer all the earth.

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