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 Canticle Psalm of Asaph. O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, 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 sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head.

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

They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones.

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, let us scatter them from the nations and not allow the name of Israel to be remembered any longer.”

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

For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant:

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

the tabernacle of Edomites and Ishmaelites, and Moab and the Hagarites,

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

and Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, the foreigners among the inhabitants of Tyre.

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

For even Assur comes with them. They have become the helpers of the sons of Lot.

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

Do to them as you did to Midian and Sisera, just as to Jabin at the torrent of Kishon.

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

They perished at Endor, and they became like the dung of the earth.

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

Set their leaders to be like Oreb and Zeeb, and Zebah and Zalmunna: all their leaders

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

who said, “Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance.”

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

My God, set them like a wheel, and like stubble before the face of the wind.

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

Set them like a fire burning up the forest, and like a flame burning up the mountains.

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

So will you pursue them in your tempest, and disturb them in your wrath.

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

Fill their faces with shame, and they will 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, from age to age, and let them be confounded and perish.

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 the Lord is your name. You alone are the Most High in all the earth.