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

2 For, lo, thy 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 have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted 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: they are confederate against thee:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 Who perished at Endor: 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 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 for ourselves the meadows of God.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Everlasting shame and confusion, disgrace and destruction be theirs.

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

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