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
Prayer Against a Hostile Alliance
1A song; a psalm of Asaph.
I
2God, do not be silent;
God, do not be deaf or remain unmoved!#Ps 10:1; 44:24; 109:1.
3See how your enemies rage;
your foes proudly raise their heads.
4They conspire against your people,
plot against those you protect.#Jer 11:9.
5They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation;
let Israel’s name be remembered no more!”
6They scheme with one mind,
they have entered into a covenant against you:#Ps 2:2.
7#Apart from the Assyrians, all the nations listed here were neighbors of Israel. The Hagrites are a tribe of the desert regions east of Ammon and Moab (1 Chr 5:10, 19–22). Gebal is the Phoenician city of Byblos or perhaps a mountain region south of the Dead Sea. The descendants of Lot are Moab and Ammon (Gn 19:36–38 and Dt 2:9). These nations were never united against Israel in the same period; the Psalm has lumped them all together.The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
of Moab and the Hagrites,#Nm 20:23; 1 Chr 5:10, 19.
8Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek,#Ex 17:8.
Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre.#Jos 13:2.
9Assyria, too, in league with them,
backs the descendants of Lot.
Selah
II
10#For the historical events, see Jgs 4–8.Deal with them as with Midian;
as with Sisera and Jabin at the wadi Kishon,#Ex 2:15; Is 9:3; 10:26.
11Those destroyed at Endor,
who became dung for the ground.#Jer 8:2.
12Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
13Who made a plan together,
“Let us take for ourselves the pastures of God.”
14My God, make them like tumbleweed,
into chaff flying before the wind.#Ps 1:4; 35:5; 58:10; Is 5:24; 10:17; 17:13; 29:5; Ez 21:3.
15As a fire raging through a forest,
a flame setting mountains ablaze,#Ps 50:3.
16Pursue them with your tempest;
terrify them with your storm-wind.
17Cover their faces with shame,
till they seek your name,#Seek your name: a variant of the more typical phrase “to seek the face of God” (Ps 24:6; 27:8; 105:4). Seeking the face of God refers to the worshiper having recourse to a temple or sanctuary where in non-Jewish contexts a statue embodies the physical presence of the Deity. In Israel’s aniconic tradition no visible image or statue can represent God. This understanding is conveyed here concretely by use of the term “your name” rather than the more typical “your face.” Lord.
18Let them be ashamed and terrified forever;
let them perish in disgrace.
19Let them know that your name is Lord,
you alone are the Most High over all the earth.#Ps 97:9; Dt 4:39; Dn 3:45.
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