Psalms 83

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

A song, a psalm of Asaph. Do not keep silent, O God: hold not your peace, be not still, God.

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

For see! Your enemies roar, those who hate you lift up their heads,

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

laying crafty plans for your people, and plotting against those you treasure.

4 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.

‘Come, let us wipe them out as a nation, so Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.’

5 For they have consulted together with one consent; against thee do they make a covenant:

For, conspiring with one accord, they have made a league against you

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

Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites.

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

Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre;

8 Assyria also is joined with them; they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)

Syria, too, is confederate, they have strengthened the children of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do thou unto them as unto Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon:

Deal with them as you dealt with Midian, with Sisera, with Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,

10 Which perished at En-dor; they became as dung for the earth.

who at Endor were destroyed, and became dung for the field.

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

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

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

who said, ‘Let us take for ourselves the meadows of God.’

13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust; as stubble before the wind.

Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.

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

As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,

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

so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.

16 Fill their faces with confusion; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

Make them blush with shame; until they seek your name, O Lord.

17 Let them be ashamed and dismayed for ever; yea, let them be confounded and perish:

Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.

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

Teach those who you alone are most high over all the earth.