Psalm 82:1–83:18

1  aGod bstandeth in the congregation of the mighty;

cHe judgeth among the dgods.

2  eHow long will ye judge unjustly,

And fgaccept the persons gof the wicked? Selah.

3  †Defend the hpoor and ifatherless:

iDo justice to the afflicted and needy.

4  kDeliver the hpoor and needy:

lRid them out of the hand of the wicked.

5  mThey know not, neither will they understand;

nThey walk on in darkness:

oAll the foundations of the earth are †out of course.

6  pI have said, Ye are qgods;

And all of you are rchildren of the most High.

7  But sye shall die tlike men,

And fall like one of the princes.

8  uArise, O God, judge the earth:

xFor thou shalt inherit all nations.

Psalm 83

*A Song or Psalm ||of Asaph.

1  aKeep not thou silence, O God:

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

2  For, lo, thine enemies cmake a tumult:

And they that dhate thee have elifted up the head.

3  fThey have taken crafty counsel against thy people,

And consulted against gthy hidden ones.

4  They have said, Come, and let us hcut them off ifrom being a nation;

That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

5  For they have kconsulted together with one †consent:

They lare confederate against thee:

6  The tabernacles of mEdom, and the nIshmaelites;

Of mMoab, and the oHagarenes;

7  psGebal, and mAmmon, and qAmalek;

The rPhilistines with the inhabitants of sTyre;

8  stAssur also is joined with them:

†They have uholpen xthe children of Lot. Selah.

9  Do unto them as unto the yMidianites;

As to zSisera, as to Jabin, at athe brook of Kison:

10  Which perished at bEn-dor:

They became cas dung for the earth.

11  Make their nobles like dOreb, and like dZeeb:

Yea, all their eprinces as fZebah, and as fZalmunna:

12  Who said, gLet us take to ourselves

The hhouses of God in possession.

13  O my God, make them ilike a wheel;

kAs the stubble ipbefore the wind.

14  lAs the fire burneth a wood,

And as the flame msetteth the mountains on fire;

15  So ipersecute them nwith thy otempest,

And make them afraid with thy ipstorm.

16  qFill their faces with shame;

That they may seek thy name, O Lord.

17  Let them be rconfounded and troubled for ever;

Yea, let them be rput to shame, and perish:

18  That men smay know that thou, twhose name ualone is JEHOVAH,

Art wthe most high over all the earth.