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Psalm 83:1–5

1 O God, ado not remain quiet;

bDo not be silent and, O God, do not be still.

2 For behold, Your enemies amake an uproar,

And bthose who hate You have 1cexalted themselves.

3 They amake shrewd plans against Your people,

And 1conspire together against bYour 2treasured ones.

4 They have said, “Come, and alet us wipe them out 1as a nation,

That the bname of Israel be remembered no more.”

5 For they have 1aconspired together with one mind;

Against You they make a covenant:

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Psalm 83:1–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

O God, do not remain silent;

do not turn a deaf ear,

do not stand aloof, O God.

See how your enemies growl,

how your foes rear their heads.

With cunning they conspire against your people;

they plot against those you cherish.

“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation,

so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”

With one mind they plot together;

they form an alliance against you—

Psalm 83:1–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

O God, do not keep silence;

do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

For behold, your enemies make an uproar;

those who hate you have raised their heads.

They lay crafty plans against your people;

they consult together against your treasured ones.

They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation;

let the name of Israel be remembered no more!”

For they conspire with one accord;

against you they make a covenant—

Psalm 83:1–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Keep not thou silence, O God:

Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult:

And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

They have taken crafty counsel against thy people,

And consulted against thy hidden ones.

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.

For they have consulted together with one consent:

They are confederate against thee:

Psalm 83:1–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

O God, do not be silent!

Do not be deaf.

Do not be quiet, O God.

Don’t you hear the uproar of your enemies?

Don’t you see that your arrogant enemies are rising up?

They devise crafty schemes against your people;

they conspire against your precious ones.

“Come,” they say, “let us wipe out Israel as a nation.

We will destroy the very memory of its existence.”

Yes, this was their unanimous decision.

They signed a treaty as allies against you—

Psalm 83:1–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Do not keep silent, O God!

Do not hold Your peace,

And do not be still, O God!

For behold, Your enemies make a tumult;

And those who hate You have lifted up their head.

They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,

And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.

They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,

That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

For they have consulted together with one consent;

They form a confederacy against You:

Psalm 83:1–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

God, do not keep quiet;

God, do not be silent or still.

Your enemies are making noises;

those who hate you are getting ready to attack.

They are making secret plans against your people;

they plot against those you love.

They say, “Come, let’s destroy them as a nation.

Then no one will ever remember the name ‘Israel.’ ”

They are united in their plan.

These have made an agreement against you:

Psalm 83:1–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

O God, keep not thou silence:

Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult;

And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

They take crafty counsel against thy people,

And consult together against thy hidden ones.

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.

For they have consulted together with one consent;

Against thee do they make a covenant:

Psalm 83:1–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O •God: For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head. They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden ones: They say, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, and let the name of Israel be mentioned no more. For they have consulted together with one heart: they have made an alliance together against thee.

Psalm 83:1–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

O God, do not remain silent. 

Do not turn a deaf ear to me. 

Do not keep quiet, O God. 

Look, your enemies are in an uproar. 

Those who hate you hold their heads high. 

They make plans in secret against your people 

and plot together against those you treasure. 

They say, “Let’s wipe out their nation 

so that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.” 

They agree completely on their plan. 

They form an alliance against you: 

Psalm 83:1–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

God, do not keep silent.

Do not be deaf, God; do not be idle.

See how Your enemies make an uproar;

those who hate You have acted arrogantly.

They devise clever schemes against Your people;

they conspire against Your treasured ones.

They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation

so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”

For they have conspired with one mind;

they form an alliance against You —

Psalm 83:1–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

O God, do not keep silence;

do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

Even now your enemies are in tumult;

those who hate you have raised their heads.

They lay crafty plans against your people;

they consult together against those you protect.

They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation;

let the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

They conspire with one accord;

against you they make a covenant—

Psalm 83:1–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

O God, do not rest silently.

Do not keep silent or be still, O God.

For look, your enemies roar,

and those who hate you have lifted their head.

They devise cunning schemes against your people,

and consult together against your protected ones.

They say, “Come, let us annihilate them from being a nation,

so that the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

For they have consulted together with a unified purpose.

They have made a covenant against you:

Psalm 83:1–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

God, don’t keep silent.

God, don’t keep quiet. Don’t be still.

See how your enemies are getting ready for action.

See how they are rising up against you.

They make clever plans against your people.

They make evil plans against those you love.

“Come,” they say. “Let’s destroy that whole nation.

Then the name of Israel won’t be remembered anymore.”

All of them agree on the evil plans they have made.

They join forces against you.


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