Psalms 83 — ILT

83Verse 1“A song or psalm of Assaph.” (83:2) O God, take no rest for thyself: be not silent and keep not still, O God!^{Verse 2}(83:3) For, lo, thy enemies make a tumult, and they that hate thee have lifted up their head.^{Verse 3}(83:4) Against thy people they take crafty secret device, and they consult against those whom thou protectest.^{Verse 4}(83:5) They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; and the name of Israel shall be remembered no more.^{Verse 5}(83:6) For they have consulted cordially together; against thee they make a covenant:^{Verse 6}(83:7) The tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites: Moab, and the Hagarenes;^{Verse 7}(83:8) Gebal, and 'Ammon, and 'Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;^{Verse 8}(83:9) Also Asshur is joined with them; they have become an arm unto the children of Lot. Selah.^{Verse 9}(83:10) Do unto them as [unto] Midian; as to Sissera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon:^{Verse 10}(83:11) Who were annihilated at 'En-dor; they became as dung for the ground.^{Verse 11}(83:12) Render them, their nobles, like 'Oreb, and like Zeeb; yea, like Zebach and like Zalmunna' all their princes;^{Verse 12}(83:13) Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,^{Verse 13}(83:14) O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.^{Verse 14}(83:15) As the fire burneth up a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire:^{Verse 15}(83:16) So pursue them with thy storm, and with thy whirlwind do thou terrify them.^{Verse 16}(83:17) Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Lord!^{Verse 17}(83:18) Let them be made ashamed and terrified for ever and aye; yea, let them be put to the blush and perish:^{Verse 18}(83:19) That they may know that thou, whose name is the Eternal, art by thyself alone, the Most High over all the earth.