Psalm 83
21st Century King James Version
83 Keep Thou not silence, O God; hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 For lo, Thine enemies make a tumult, and they that hate Thee have lifted up the head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against Thy people, and consulted against Thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.”
5 For they have consulted together with one accord; they are confederate against Thee:
6 the tabernacles of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagarites,
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assyria also has joined with them; they have helped the children of Lot. Selah
9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites, as to Sisera, as to Jabin at the Brook of Kishon,
10 who perished at Endor; they became as dung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb, yea, all their princes as Zebah and as Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.”
13 O my God, make them like a wheel, as the stubble before the wind.
14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire,
15 so persecute them with Thy tempest, and make them afraid with Thy storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek Thy name, O Lord.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame and perish,
18 that men may know that Thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth.
Psalm 83
American Standard Version
God implored to confound his enemies.
A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.
83 O God, keep not thou silence:
Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult;
And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They take crafty counsel against thy people,
And consult together against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation;
That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent;
Against thee do they make a covenant:
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
Moab, and the [a]Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:
8 Assyria also is joined with them;
They have [b]helped the children of Lot. Selah
9 Do thou unto them as unto Midian,
As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
10 Who perished at Endor,
Who became as dung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb;
Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;
12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession
The [c]habitations of God.
13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust;
As stubble before the wind.
14 As the fire that burneth the forest,
And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,
15 So pursue them with thy tempest,
And terrify them with thy storm.
16 Fill their faces with confusion,
That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever;
Yea, let them be confounded and perish;
18 That they may know that [d]thou alone, whose name is Jehovah,
Art the Most High over all the earth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 83:6 Or, Hagrites. See 1 Chr. 5:10.
- Psalm 83:8 Hebrew been an arm to the children of Lot.
- Psalm 83:12 Or, pastures
- Psalm 83:18 Or, thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art etc.
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