Psalms, 83

A song. A melody of Aʹsaph.

¹ O God, let there be no silence on your part; Do not keep speechless, and do not stay quiet, O Divine One.^*1

² For, look! your very enemies are in an uproar; And the very ones intensely hating you have raised [their] head.

³ Against your people they cunningly carry on their confidential talk; And they conspire against your concealed ones.

⁴ They have said: “Come and let us efface them from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

⁵ For with the heart they have unitedly exchanged counsel; Against you they proceeded to conclude even a covenant,^*1

⁶ The tents of Eʹdom and the Ishʹma·el·ites, Moʹab and the Hagʹrites,

⁷ Geʹbal and Amʹmon and Amʹa·lek, Phi·lisʹti·a together with the inhabitants of Tyre.

⁸ Also, As·syrʹi·a^*1 itself has become joined with them; They have become an arm to the sons of Lot.^*2 Seʹlah.

⁹ Do to them as to Midʹi·an, as to Sisʹe·ra, As to Jaʹbin at the torrent valley of Kiʹshon.

¹⁰ They were annihilated at En-dor; They became manure for the ground.

¹¹ As for their nobles, make these like Oʹreb and like Zeʹeb, And like Zeʹbah and like Zal·munʹna all their dukes,

¹² Who have said: “Let us take possession of the abiding places of God for ourselves.”

¹³ O my God, make them like a thistle whirl, Like stubble before a wind.^*1

¹⁴ Like a fire that burns up the forest And like a flame that scorches the mountains,

¹⁵ In just that way may you pursue them with your tempest And may you disturb them with your own storm wind.

¹⁶ Fill their faces with dishonor, That people^*1 may search for your name, O Jehovah.

¹⁷ O may they be ashamed and be disturbed for all times, And may they become abashed and perish;

¹⁸ That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth.