Psalms 83

A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.

O God, keep not Thou silence; Hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God.

For, lo, Thine enemies are in an uproar; And they that hate Thee have lifted up the head.

They hold crafty converse against Thy people, And take counsel against Thy treasured ones.

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.'

For they have consulted together with one consent; Against Thee do they make a covenant;

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

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

Assyria also is joined with them; They have been an arm to the children of Lot. Selah

Do Thou unto them as unto Midian; As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon;

Who were destroyed at En-dor; They became as dung for the earth.

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, And like Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes;

Who said: 'Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.'

O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.

As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains ablaze;

So pursue them with Thy tempest, And affright them with Thy storm.

Fill their faces with shame; That they may seek Thy name, O LORD.

Let them be ashamed and affrighted for ever; Yea, let them be abashed and perish;

That they may know that it is Thou alone whose name is the LORD, The Most High over all the earth.