Psalms 83
Open in the reader1A Song. A Psalm of Gatherer.
2O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
3See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
4With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
5saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Strives-with-God be remembered no more.”
6For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
7the tents of Red and the God-Hears-Folk, of From-the-Father and the Hagar-people,
8of Mountain, Kindred, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of The-Rock.
9Even Successful has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
10Do to them as You did to Strife, as to Sisera and He-Will-Discern at the River Winding,
11who perished at Spring-of-the-Dwelling and became like dung on the ground.
12Make their nobles like Raven and Wolf, and all their princes like Sacrifice and Shade-Is-Withheld,
13who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
14Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
15As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
16so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
17Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O He-Who-Is.
18May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
19May they know that You alone, whose name is He-Who-Is, are Most High over all the earth.