Psalms 83

God Implored to Confound His Enemies.

A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.

1 God, ^ado not remain quiet;
^bDo not be silent and, 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’s wipe them out ▼

▼Lit from

as a nation,
So that the ^mname of Israel will no longer be remembered.”
5 For they have ▼

▼Or consulted

, ^oconspired together with one mind;
They make a covenant against You:
6 The tents of ^pEdom and the ^qIshmaelites,
^rMoab and the ^sHagrites;
7 ^tGebal, ^uAmmon, and ^vAmalek,
^wPhilistia with the inhabitants of ^xTyre;
8 ^yAssyria also has joined them;
They have become ▼

▼Lit an arm

a help to the ^aachildren of Lot. Selah

9 Deal with them ^abas with Midian,
As ^acwith Sisera and Jabin at the river of Kishon,
10 Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who ^adbecame like dung for the ground.
11 Make their nobles like ^aeOreb and Zeeb,
And all their leaders like ^afZebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who said, “ ^agLet’s possess for ourselves
The ^ahpastures of God.”

13 My God, make them like the ▼

▼Or tumbleweed

, ^ajwhirling dust,
Like ^akchaff before the wind.
14 Like ^alfire that burns the forest,
And like a flame that ^amsets the mountains on fire,
15 So pursue them ^anwith Your heavy gale,
And terrify them with Your storm.
16 ^aoFill their faces with dishonor,
So that they will seek Your name, Lord.
17 May they be ^apashamed and dismayed forever,
And may they be humiliated and perish,
18 So that they will ^aqknow that ^arYou alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the ^asMost High over all the earth.