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, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.

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

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

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

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

“Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that 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 have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance 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 also is joined with them. They have helped the children 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 river Kishon;

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

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

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, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fill their faces with confusion, that they may 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 disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;

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

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