Psalms 83

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

A Song of a Psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be compared to you? be not silent, neither be still, O God.

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

For behold, your enemies have made a noise; and they that hate you have lifted up the head.

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

Against your people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against your saints.

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.

They have said, Come, and let us utterly destroy them out of the nation; and let the name of Israel be remembered no more at all.

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

For they have taken counsel together with one consent: they have made a confederacy against you;

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

even the tents of the Idumeans, and the Ismaelites; Moab, and the Agarenes;

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

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalec; the Philistines also, with them that dwell at Tyre.

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

Yes, Assur too is come with them: they have become a help to the children of Lot. (Pause)

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

Do you to them as to Madiam, and to Sisera; as to Jabin at the brook of Kison.

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

They were utterly destroyed at Aendor: they became as dung for the earth.

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

Make their princes as Oreb and Zeb, and Zebee and Salmana; [even] all their princes:

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

who said, let us take to ourselves the altar of God as an inheritance.

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

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

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

As fire which shall burn up a wood, as the flame may consume the mountains;

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

so shall you persecute them with your tempest, and trouble them in your anger.

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

Fill their faces with dishonour; so shall they seek your name, O Lord.

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

Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yes, let them be confounded and destroyed.

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

And let them know that your name is Lord; that you alone are Most High over all the earth.