83:1 A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, do not keep silence; do not hold thy peace or be still, O God!
83:1 A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

83:2 For lo, thy enemies are in tumult; those who hate thee have raised their heads.
83:2 Even now your enemies are in tumult; those who hate you have raised their heads.

83:3 They lay crafty plans against thy people; they consult together against thy protected ones.
83:3 They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against those you protect.

83:4 They say, "Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!"
83:4 They say, "Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more."

83:5 Yea, they conspire with one accord; against thee they make a covenant --
83:5 They conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant--

83:6 the tents of Edom and the Ish'maelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
83:6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,

83:7 Gebal and Ammon and Am'alek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
83:7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

83:8 Assyria also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. [Selah]
83:8 Assyria also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah

83:9 Do to them as thou didst to Mid'ian, as to Sis'era and Jabin at the river Kishon,
83:9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the Wadi Kishon,

83:10 who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the ground.
83:10 who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the ground.

83:11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmun'na,
83:11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

83:12 who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God."
83:12 who said, "Let us take the pastures of God for our own possession."

83:13 O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind.
83:13 O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind.

83:14 As fire consumes the forest, as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
83:14 As fire consumes the forest, as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,

83:15 so do thou pursue them with thy tempest and terrify them with thy hurricane!
83:15 so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane.

83:16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
83:16 Fill their faces with shame, so that they may seek your name, O LORD.

83:17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; let them perish in disgrace.
83:17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace.

83:18 Let them know that thou alone, whose name is the LORD, art the Most High over all the earth.
83:18 Let them know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.