Psalms 83
83
PSALM 83
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
Song or Psalm of Asaph.
1Keep not, O God, we thee entreat,
O keep not silence now:
Do thou not hold thy peace, O God,
and still no more be thou.
2For, lo, thine enemies a noise
tumultuously have made;
And they that haters are of thee
have lifted up the head.
3Against thy chosen people they
do crafty counsel take;
And they against thy hidden ones
do consultations make.
4Come, let us cut them off, said they,
from being a nation,
That of the name of Isr'el may
no more be mention.
5For with joint heart they plot, in league
against thee they combine.
6The tents of Edom, Ishm'elites,
Moab's and Hagar's line;
7Gebal, and Ammon, Amalek,
Philistines, those of Tyre;
8And Assur join'd with them, to help
Lot's children they conspire.
9Do to them as to Midian,
Jabin at Kison strand;
10And Sis'ra, which at En-dor fell,
as dung to fat the land.
11Like Oreb and like Zeeb make
their noble men to fall;
Like Zeba and Zalmunna like,
make thou their princes all;
12Who said, For our possession
let us God's houses take.
13My God, them like a wheel, as chaff
before the wind, them make.
14As fire consumes the wood, as flame
doth mountains set on fire,
15Chase and affright them with the storm
and tempest of thine ire.
16Their faces fill with shame, O Lord,
that they may seek thy name.
17Let them confounded be, and vex'd,
and perish in their shame:
18That men may know that thou, to whom
alone doth appertain
The name JEHOVAH, dost most high
o'er all the earth remain.
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Psalms 83
83
A Prayer for the Defeat of Israel's Enemies#Ps 83 Hebrew title: A psalm by Asaph; a song.
1O God, do not keep silent;
do not be still, do not be quiet!
2Look! Your enemies are in revolt,
and those who hate you are rebelling.
3They are making secret plans against your people;
they are plotting against those you protect.
4“Come,” they say, “let us destroy their nation,
so that Israel will be forgotten for ever.”
5They agree on their plan
and form an alliance against you:
6the people of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
the people of Moab and the Hagrites;
7the people of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek,
and of Philistia and Tyre.
8Assyria has also joined them
as a strong ally of the Ammonites and Moabites, the descendants of Lot.
9 #
Judg 4.6–22; 7.1–23 Do to them what you did to the Midianites,
and to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon.
10You defeated them at Endor,
and their bodies rotted on the ground.
11 #
Judg 7.25; 8.12 Do to their leaders what you did to Oreb and Zeeb;
defeat all their rulers as you did Zebah and Zalmunna,
12who said, “We will take for our own
the land that belongs to God.”
13Scatter them like dust, O God,
like straw blown away by the wind.
14As fire burns the forest,
as flames set the hills on fire,
15chase them away with your storm
and terrify them with your fierce winds.
16Cover their faces with shame, O LORD,
and make them acknowledge your power.
17May they be defeated and terrified for ever;
may they die in complete disgrace.
18May they know that you alone are the LORD,
supreme ruler over all the earth.
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