< Psalms 83 >

1 A song, a psalm of Asaph. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.
A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.
2 For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,
For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
3 laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.
They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
4 ‘Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.’
“Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
5 For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you
For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
6 Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;
Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. (Selah)
9 Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
10 who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.
who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, ‘Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.’
who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”
13 Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.
14 As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
15 so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.
16 Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.
Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, LORD.
17 Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.
Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
18 Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.
that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.

< Psalms 83 >