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. A Psalm by Asaph.] God, do not be silent. Do not be deaf, and do not be inactive, God.

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

For, look, your enemies make an uproar. Those who hate you are hostile.

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

They devise crafty plans against your people, and conspire together against your treasured 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 say, "Come, and let us annihilate them as a nation; let the name of Israel may be remembered no more."

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

For they plot a unified strategy; they make a covenant against you;

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

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagrites,

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

Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.

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

Assyria too is joined with them; they lend support to the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

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, as to Sisera, as to Jabin at the Kishon River,

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

who were destroyed at Endor, who became manure for the ground.

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

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

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

who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves the pastures of God."

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

My God, make them like tumbleweed; like dead weeds blown by the wind.

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

Like a fire that consumes a forest, and like the flames that consume the mountains,

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

so pursue them with your gale winds, and terrify them with your storm.

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

Cover their faces with shame, so that they might seek your name, LORD.

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

Let them be put to shame and terrified forever; let them perish in disgrace,

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

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