Psalm 83
83
O God, Do Not Keep Silence
A Song. A Psalm of #See Ps. 50, titleAsaph.
1O God, do not keep silence;
# See Ps. 28:1 do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
2For behold, your enemies #[Ps. 2:1] make an uproar;
those who hate you have #Judg. 8:28raised their heads.
3They lay #[Neh. 4:8] crafty plans against your people;
they consult together against your #See Ps. 27:5; 31:20treasured ones.
4They say, “Come, #Jer. 48:2; [Ps. 74:8; Esth. 3:6]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—
6the tents of #Ps. 137:7; See 2 Chr. 20:10 Edom and #See Gen. 25:12-16 the Ishmaelites,
#
2 Chr. 20:10 Moab and #1 Chr. 5:10the Hagrites,
7 #
Josh. 13:5 Gebal and #[See ver. 6 above] Ammon and #1 Sam. 15:2 Amalek,
#
1 Sam. 4:1; [Amos 1:6] Philistia with the inhabitants of #Ezek. 27:3; [Amos 1:9]Tyre;
8 #
2 Kgs. 15:19 Asshur also has joined them;
they are the strong arm of #Deut. 2:9, 19the children of Lot. Selah
9Do to them as you did to #Num. 31:7; See Isa. 9:4 Midian,
as to #Judg. 4:15, 24 Sisera and Jabin at #Judg. 4:7; 5:21the river Kishon,
10who were destroyed at #Josh. 17:11; 1 Sam. 28:7 En-dor,
who became #See Job 20:7dung for the ground.
11Make their nobles like #Judg. 7:25; 8:3 Oreb and Zeeb,
all their princes like #See Judg. 8:5-21Zebah and Zalmunna,
12who said, #[2 Chr. 20:11]“Let us take possession for ourselves
of the pastures of God.”
13O my God, make them like #Isa. 17:13 whirling dust,#83:13 Or like a tumbleweed
like #Job 13:25; 21:18; [Ps. 1:4]chaff before the wind.
14As #[Isa. 9:18]; See Isa. 10:16-19 fire consumes the forest,
as the flame #Deut. 32:22sets the mountains ablaze,
15so may you pursue them #Job 9:17with your tempest
and terrify them with your hurricane!
16 # [Ps. 35:4, 26; Job 10:15] Fill their faces with shame,
that they may seek your name, O Lord.
17Let them be #Ps. 35:4put to shame and dismayed forever;
let them perish in disgrace,
18that they may #Ps. 59:13 know that you alone,
#
Ex. 6:3 whose name is the Lord,
are #Ps. 9:2; 18:13; 97:9the Most High over all the earth.
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Psalms 83
83
A song. A psalm of Asaph.
1God, please do not stay silent! You can't remain unmoved! God, you must not keep quiet!
2Can't you hear the roars of your enemies? Can't you see how those who hate you are defiantly lifting up their heads?
3They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.
4They say, “Come on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”
5They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. Selah.
9Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin#83:9. Sisera and Jabin: see Judges 4. at the Kishon River.
10They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.
11Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,#83:11. Oreb and Zeeb; Zebah and Zalmunna: see Judges 6 and Judges 7.
12for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.
16Shame them in defeat#83:16. Literally, “fill their faces with shame.” so that they come to you, Lord!
17Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.
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