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Psalms 83

1 O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God.

1 God, don't keep silent. God, don't keep quiet. Don't be still.

2 See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads.

2 See how your enemies are getting ready for action. See how they are rising up against you.

3 With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.

3 They make clever plans against your people. They make evil plans against those you love.

4 “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”

4 "Come," they say. "Let's destroy that whole nation. Then the name of Israel won't be remembered anymore."

5 With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you—

5 All of them agree on the evil plans they have made. They join forces against you.

6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

6 Their forces include the people of Edom, Ishmael, Moab and Hagar.

7 Byblos, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre.

7 They also include the people of Byblos, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia and Tyre.

8 Even Assyria has joined them to reinforce Lot’s descendants.

8 Even Assyria has joined them to give strength to the people of Moab and Ammon. "Selah"

9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,

9 Do to them what you did to the people of Midian. Do to them what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.

10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

10 Sisera and Jabin died near the town of Endor. Their bodies were left to rot on the ground.

11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

11 Do to the nobles of your enemies what you did to Oreb and Zeeb. Do to all of their princes what you did to Zebah and Zalmunna.

12 who said, “Let us take possession of the pasturelands of God.”

12 They said, "Let's take over the grasslands that belong to God."

13 Make them like tumbleweed, my God, like chaff before the wind.

13 My God, make them like straw that the wind blows away. Make them like tumbleweed.

14 As fire consumes the forest or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,

14 Destroy them as fire burns up a forest. Destroy them as a flame sets mountains on fire.

15 so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.

15 Chase them with your mighty winds. Terrify them with your storm.

16 Cover their faces with shame, LORD, so that they will seek your name.

16 Lord, put them to shame so that people will worship you.

17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace.

17 May they always be filled with terror and shame. May they die in dishonor.

18 Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD— that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.

18 Your name is the Lord. Let them know that you alone are the Most High God over the whole earth.