Psalm 83:1
A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
Psalm 83:2
See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
Psalm 83:3
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
Psalm 83:4
saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
Psalm 83:5
For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
Psalm 83:6
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
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of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
Psalm 83:8
Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
Psalm 83:9
Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
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who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
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Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
Psalm 83:13
Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
Psalm 83:14
As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
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so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
Psalm 83:16
Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
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May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
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May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.