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 song. A Psalm by Asaph.
1God, don’t keep silent.
Don’t keep silent,
and don’t be still, God.
2For, behold, your enemies are stirred up.
Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
3They conspire with cunning against your people.
They plot against your cherished ones.
4“Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation,
that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
5For they have conspired together with one mind.
They form an alliance against you.
6The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
Moab, and the Hagrites;
7Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8Assyria also is joined with them.
They have helped the children of Lot. Selah.
9Do to them as you did to Midian,
as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
10who perished at Endor,
who became as dung for the earth.
11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”
13My God, make them like tumbleweed,
like chaff before the wind.
14As the fire that burns the forest,
as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
15so pursue them with your tempest,
and terrify them with your storm.
16Fill their faces with confusion,
that they may seek your name, Yahweh.
17Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever.
Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
18that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh,
are the Most High over all the earth.
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