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亞薩的詩歌。

求主敗敵

83  神啊,求你不要靜默!
     神啊,求你不要閉口,不要不作聲!
因為你的仇敵喧嚷,
    恨你的抬起頭來。
他們同謀奸詐要害你的百姓,
    彼此商議要害你所保護的人。
他們說:「來吧,我們將他們除滅,
    使他們不再成國!
    使以色列的名不再被人記念!」
他們同心商議,
    彼此結盟,要抵擋你;
他們就是住帳棚的以東以實瑪利人,
    摩押夏甲人,
迦巴勒亞捫
    亞瑪力非利士推羅的居民。
亞述也與他們聯合,
    羅得子孫的幫手。(細拉)
求你待他們,如待米甸
    如在基順河西西拉耶賓一樣。
10 他們在隱‧多珥滅亡,
    成了地上的糞土。
11 求你使他們的貴族像俄立西伊伯
    使他們的王子都像西巴撒慕拿
12 因為他們說:「我們要得 神的住處,
    作自己的產業。」

13 我的 神啊,求你使他們像旋風中的塵土,
    如風前的碎稭。
14 火怎樣焚燒樹林,
    火焰怎樣燒着山嶺,
15 求你也照樣用狂風追趕他們,
    用暴雨恐嚇他們。
16 耶和華啊,求你使他們滿面羞恥,
    好叫他們尋求你的名!
17 願他們永遠羞愧驚惶!
    願他們慚愧滅亡!
18 願他們認識你的名是耶和華,
    惟獨你是掌管全地的至高者!

Psalm 83[a]

A song. A psalm of Asaph.

O God, do not remain silent;(A)
    do not turn a deaf ear,
    do not stand aloof, O God.
See how your enemies growl,(B)
    how your foes rear their heads.(C)
With cunning they conspire(D) against your people;
    they plot against those you cherish.(E)
“Come,” they say, “let us destroy(F) them as a nation,(G)
    so that Israel’s name is remembered(H) no more.”

With one mind they plot together;(I)
    they form an alliance against you—
the tents of Edom(J) and the Ishmaelites,
    of Moab(K) and the Hagrites,(L)
Byblos,(M) Ammon(N) and Amalek,(O)
    Philistia,(P) with the people of Tyre.(Q)
Even Assyria(R) has joined them
    to reinforce Lot’s descendants.[b](S)

Do to them as you did to Midian,(T)
    as you did to Sisera(U) and Jabin(V) at the river Kishon,(W)
10 who perished at Endor(X)
    and became like dung(Y) on the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,(Z)
    all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,(AA)
12 who said, “Let us take possession(AB)
    of the pasturelands of God.”

13 Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
    like chaff(AC) before the wind.
14 As fire consumes the forest
    or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,(AD)
15 so pursue them with your tempest(AE)
    and terrify them with your storm.(AF)
16 Cover their faces with shame,(AG) Lord,
    so that they will seek your name.

17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;(AH)
    may they perish in disgrace.(AI)
18 Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord(AJ)
    that you alone are the Most High(AK) over all the earth.(AL)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:1 In Hebrew texts 83:1-18 is numbered 83:2-19.
  2. Psalm 83:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.