Psalm 83:1-5

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O God, Do Not Keep Silence

A Song. A Psalm of ^(A)Asaph.

83 O God, do not keep silence;
    ^(B)do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
²For behold, your enemies ^(C)make an uproar;
    those who hate you have ^(D)raised their heads.
³They lay ^(E)crafty plans against your people;
    they consult together against your ^(F)treasured ones.
⁴They say, “Come, ^(G)let us wipe them out as a nation;
    let the name of Israel be remembered no more!”
⁵For they conspire with one accord;
    against you they make a covenant—

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Psalm 83:13-18

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¹³O my God, make them like ^(A)whirling dust,^[a]
    like ^(B)chaff before the wind.
¹⁴As ^(C)fire consumes the forest,
    as the flame ^(D)sets the mountains ablaze,
¹⁵so may you pursue them ^(E)with your tempest
    and terrify them with your hurricane!
¹⁶^(F)Fill their faces with shame,
    that they may seek your name, O Lord.
¹⁷Let them be ^(G)put to shame and dismayed forever;
    let them perish in disgrace,
¹⁸that they may ^(H)know that you alone,
    ^(I)whose name is the Lord,
    are ^(J)the Most High over all the earth.