Psalm 82–84

Psalm 82

A Plea for Justice

A Psalm of Asaph.

1 God astands in the congregation of 1the mighty;

He judges among bthe 2gods.

2 How long will you judge unjustly,

And cshow partiality to the wicked?

Selah

3 3Defend the poor and fatherless;

Do justice to the afflicted and dneedy.

4 Deliver the poor and needy;

Free them from the hand of the wicked.

5 They do not know, nor do they understand;

They walk about in darkness;

All the efoundations of the earth are 4unstable.

6 I said, f“You are 5gods,

And all of you are children of the Most High.

7 But you shall die like men,

And fall like one of the princes.”

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth;

gFor You shall inherit all nations.

Psalm 83

Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel

A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

1 Do anot keep silent, O God!

Do not hold Your peace,

And do not be still, O God!

2 For behold, bYour enemies make a 1tumult;

And those who hate You have 2lifted up their head.

3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,

And consulted together cagainst Your sheltered ones.

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

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

5 For they have consulted together with one 3consent;

They 4form a confederacy against You:

6 eThe tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;

Moab and the Hagrites;

7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek;

Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

8 Assyria also has joined with them;

They have helped the children of Lot.

Selah

9 Deal with them as with fMidian,

As with gSisera,

As with Jabin at the Brook Kishon,

10 Who perished at En Dor,

hWho became as refuse on the earth.

11 Make their nobles like iOreb and like Zeeb,

Yes, all their princes like jZebah and Zalmunna,

12 Who said, “Let us take for ourselves

The pastures of God for a possession.”

13 kO my God, make them like the whirling dust,

lLike the chaff before the wind!

14 As the fire burns the woods,

And as the flame msets the mountains on fire,

15 So pursue them with Your tempest,

And frighten them with Your storm.

16 Fill their faces with shame,

That they may seek Your name, O Lord.

17 Let them be 5confounded and dismayed forever;

Yes, let them be put to shame and perish,

18 nThat they may know that You, whose oname alone is the Lord,

Are pthe Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 84

The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

To the Chief Musician. aOn 1An Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

1 How blovely 2is Your tabernacle,

O Lord of hosts!

2 cMy soul longs, yes, even faints

For the courts of the Lord;

My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a home,

And the swallow a nest for herself,

Where she may lay her young—

Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,

My King and my God.

4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your dhouse;

They will still be praising You.

Selah

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,

Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.

6 As they pass through the Valley eof 3Baca,

They make it a spring;

The rain also covers it with 4pools.

7 They go ffrom strength to strength;

5Each one gappears before God in Zion.

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;

Give ear, O God of Jacob!

Selah

9 hO God, behold our shield,

And look upon the face of Your 6anointed.

10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.

I would rather 7be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11 For the Lord God is ia sun and jshield;

The Lord will give grace and glory;

kNo good thing will He withhold

From those who walk uprightly.

12 O Lord of hosts,

lBlessed is the man who trusts in You!