Psa 83 | NASB1995 | STEP | A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God , do not remain quiet ; Do not be silent and, O God , do not be still .

Psalms 83

God Implored to Confound His Enemies.

A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.

1 O God, ^ado not remain quiet;
^bDo not be silent and, O God, do not be still.
2 For behold, Your enemies ^cmake an uproar,
And ^dthose who hate You have ^{▼▼ Lit lifted up the head
,} ^fexalted themselves.
3 They ^gmake shrewd plans against Your people,
And ^{▼▼ Or consult}conspire together against ⁱYour ^{▼▼ Or hidden ones}treasured ones.
4 They have said, “Come, and ^klet us wipe them out ^{▼▼ Lit from}as a nation,
That the ^mname of Israel be remembered no more.”
5 For they have ^{▼▼ Or consulted
,} ^oconspired together with one mind;
Against You they make a covenant:
6 The tents of ^pEdom and the ^qIshmaelites,
^rMoab and the ^sHagrites;
7 ^tGebal and ^uAmmon and ^vAmalek,
^wPhilistia with the inhabitants of ^xTyre;
8 ^yAssyria also has joined with them;
They have become ^{▼▼ Lit an arm}a help to the ^aachildren of Lot. ^{▼▼ Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude}Selah.

9 Deal with them ^acas with Midian,
As ^adwith Sisera and Jabin at the torrent of Kishon,
10 Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who ^aebecame as dung for the ground.
11 Make their nobles like ^afOreb and Zeeb
And all their princes like ^agZebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who said, ^ah“Let us possess for ourselves
The ^aipastures of God.”

13 O my God, make them like the ^{▼▼ Or tumbleweed
,} ^akwhirling dust,
Like ^alchaff before the wind.
14 Like ^amfire that burns the forest
And like a flame that ^ansets the mountains on fire,
15 So pursue them ^aowith Your tempest
And terrify them with Your storm.
16 ^apFill their faces with dishonor,
That they may seek Your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be ^aqashamed and dismayed forever,
And let them be humiliated and perish,
18 That they may ^arknow that ^asYou alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the ^atMost High over all the earth.