Psalm 83

Complete Jewish Bible

83 ⁽⁰⁾A song. A psalm of Asaf:

²⁽¹⁾God, don’t remain silent!
Don’t stay quiet, God, or still;
³⁽²⁾because here are your enemies, causing an uproar;
those who hate you are raising their heads,
⁴⁽³⁾craftily conspiring against your people,
consulting together against those you treasure.

⁵⁽⁴⁾They say, “Come, let’s wipe them out as a nation;
let the name of Isra’el be remembered no more!”
⁶⁽⁵⁾With one mind they plot their schemes;
the covenant they have made is against you —
⁷⁽⁶⁾the tents of Edom and the Yishma‘elim,
Mo’av and the Hagrim,
⁸⁽⁷⁾G’val, ‘Amon and ‘Amalek,
P’leshet with those living in Tzor; (Selah)
⁹⁽⁸⁾Ashur too is allied with them,
to reinforce the descendants of Lot.

¹⁰⁽⁹⁾Do to them as you did to Midyan,
to Sisra and Yavin at Vadi Kishon —
¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾they were destroyed at ‘Ein-Dor
and became manure for the ground.
¹²⁽¹¹⁾Make their leaders like ‘Orev and Ze’ev,
all their princes like Zevach and Tzalmuna,
¹³⁽¹²⁾who said, “Let’s take possession
of God’s meadows for ourselves.”

¹⁴⁽¹³⁾My God, make them like whirling dust,
like chaff driven by the wind.
¹⁵⁽¹⁴⁾Like fire burning up the forest,
like a flame that sets the mountains ablaze,
¹⁶⁽¹⁵⁾drive them away with your storm,
terrify them with your tempest.
¹⁷⁽¹⁶⁾Fill their faces with shame,
so that they will seek your name, Adonai.
¹⁸⁽¹⁷⁾Let them be ashamed and fearful forever;
yes, let them perish in disgrace.
¹⁹⁽¹⁸⁾Let them know that you alone,
whose name is Adonai,
are the Most High over all the earth.