Psalms 83

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¹ A song; a psalm of Asaph.	¹ [Song Psalm Of Asaph] God, do not remain silent, do not stay quiet or unmoved, God!
² God, do not be silent; God, be not still and unmoved!	² See how your enemies are in uproar, how those who hate you are rearing their heads.
³ See how your enemies rage; your foes proudly raise their heads.	³ They are laying plans against your people, conspiring against those you cherish;
⁴ They conspire against your people, plot against those you protect.	⁴ they say, 'Come, let us annihilate them as a nation, the name of Israel shall be remembered no more!'
⁵ They say, "Come, let us wipe out their nation; let Israel's name be mentioned no more!"	⁵ They conspire with a single mind, they conclude an al iance against you,
⁶ They scheme with one mind, in league against you:	⁶ the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
⁷ The tents of Ishmael and Edom, the people of Moab and Hagar,	⁷ Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia and the Tyrians;
⁸ Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre.	⁸ even Assyria has joined them to reinforce the children of Lot.Pause
⁹ Assyria, too, in league with them gives aid to the descendants of Lot. Selah	⁹ Treat them like Midian and Sisera, like Jabin at the river Kishon;
¹⁰ Deal with them as with Midian; as with Sisera and Jabin at the torrent Kishon,	¹⁰ wiped out at En-Dor, they served to manure the ground.
¹¹ Those destroyed at Endor, who became dung for the ground.	¹¹ Treat their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb, al their commanders like Zebah and Zalmunna,
¹² Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,	¹² for they said, 'Let us take for ourselves God's settlements.'
¹³ Who made a plan together, "Let us seize the pastures of God."	¹³ My God, treat them like thistledown, like chaff at the mercy of the wind.
¹⁴ My God, turn them into withered grass, into chaff flying before the wind.	¹⁴ As fire devours a forest, as a flame sets mountains ablaze,
¹⁵ As a fire raging through a forest, a flame setting mountains ablaze,	¹⁵ so drive them away with your tempest, by your whirlwind fill them with terror.
¹⁶ Pursue them with your tempest; terrify them with your storm.	¹⁶ Shame written al over their faces, let them seek your name, Yahweh!
¹⁷ Cover their faces with shame, till they pay you homage, LORD.	¹⁷ Dishonour and terror be always theirs, death also and destruction.
¹⁸ Let them be dismayed and shamed forever; let them perish in disgrace.	¹⁸ Let them know that you alone bear the name of Yahweh, Most High over al the earth.
¹⁹ Show them you alone are the LORD, the Most High over all the earth.