Psalm 83

1 {a song or psalm of asaph } keep not thou silence, o god hold not thy peace, and be not still, o god 2 for, lo, thine enemies make a tumult and they that hate thee have lifted up the head 3 they have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones 4 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 5 for they have consulted together with one consent they are confederate against thee 6 the tabernacles of edom, and the ishmaelites; of moab, and the hagarenes; 7 gebal, and ammon, and amalek; the philistines with the inhabitants of tyre; 8 assur also is joined with them they have holpen the children of lot selah 9 do unto them as unto the midianites; as to sisera, as to jabin, at the brook of kison 10 which perished at endor they became as dung for the earth 11 make their nobles like oreb, and like zeeb yea, all their princes as zebah, and as zalmunna 12 who said, let us take to ourselves the houses of god in possession 13 o my god, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind 14 as the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; 15 so persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm 16 fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, o lord 17 let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish 18 that men may know that thou, whose name alone is jehovah, art the most high over all the earth