Psalm 83:1–12

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—

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

Moab and the Hagrites,

Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,

Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

Asshur also has joined them;

they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah

Do to them as you did to Midian,

as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,

who were destroyed at En-dor,

who became dung for the ground.

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,

all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

who said, “Let us take possession for ourselves

of the pastures of God.”

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—

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

of Moab and the Hagrites,

Byblos, Ammon and Amalek,

Philistia, with the people of Tyre.

Even Assyria has joined them

to reinforce Lot’s descendants.

Do to them as you did to Midian,

as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,

who perished at Endor

and became like dung on the ground.

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,

all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

who said, “Let us take possession

of the pasturelands of God.”

God, do not keep silent.

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

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, lets 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—

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

Moab and the Hagrites,

Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek,

Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.

Even Assyria has joined them;

they lend support to the sons of Lot.

Selah

Deal with them as you did with Midian,

as you did with Sisera

and Jabin at the Kishon River.

They were destroyed at En-dor;

they became manure for the ground.

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,

and all their tribal leaders like Zebah and Zalmunna,

who said, “Lets seize God’s pastures for ourselves.”

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—

these Edomites and Ishmaelites;

Moabites and Hagrites;

Gebalites, Ammonites, and Amalekites;

and people from Philistia and Tyre.

Assyria has joined them, too,

and is allied with the descendants of Lot.

Interlude

Do to them as you did to the Midianites

and as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.

They were destroyed at Endor,

and their decaying corpses fertilized the soil.

Let their mighty nobles die as Oreb and Zeeb did.

Let all their princes die like Zebah and Zalmunna,

for they said, “Let us seize for our own use

these pasturelands of God!”

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:

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

Moab and the Hagrites,

Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,

Philistia, with the inhabitants of Tyre.

Assyria also has joined with them.

They provide help to the children of Lot. Selah

Do to them as you did with Midian,

as with Sisera, as with Jabin at the wadi of Kishon.

They were destroyed at En-dor;

they became dung for the ground.

Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb,

and all their chiefs like Zebah and Zalmunna,

who said, “Let us take as our possession

the pastures of God.”

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:

The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites;

Of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek;

The Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

Assur also is joined with them:

They have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

Do unto them as unto the Midianites;

As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

Which perished at En-dor:

They became as dung for the earth.

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb:

Yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

Who said, Let us take to ourselves

The houses of God in possession.