Psalms 83

1 A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, do not keep silent. Do not keep silent, and do not be still, God.

“A song or psalm of Assaph.” O God, take no rest for thyself: be not silent and keep not still, O God!

2 For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.

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

3 They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.

Against thy people they take crafty secret device, and they consult against those whom thou protectest.

4 “Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; and the name of Israel shall be remembered no more.

5 For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.

For they have consulted cordially together; against thee they make a covenant:

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

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

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

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

8 Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. (Selah)

Also Asshur is joined with them; they have become an arm unto the children of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;

Do unto them as [unto] Midian; as to Sissera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon:

10 who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.

Who were annihilated at 'En-dor; they became as dung for the ground.

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

Render them, their nobles, like 'Oreb, and like Zeeb; yea, like Zebach and like Zalmunna' all their princes;

12 who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”

Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,

13 My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.

O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.

14 As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,

As the fire burneth up a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire:

15 so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.

So pursue them with thy storm, and with thy whirlwind do thou terrify them.

16 Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, LORD.

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Lord!

17 Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;

Let them be made ashamed and terrified for ever and aye; yea, let them be put to the blush and perish:

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

That they may know that thou, whose name is the Eternal, art by thyself alone, the Most High over all the earth.