God Implored to Confound His Enemies.
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Do not keep silent, O God;
Do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.
2 For behold, Your enemies are in tumult,
And those who hate You have raised their heads [in hatred of You]. [Acts 4:25, 26]
3 They concoct crafty schemes against Your people,
And conspire together against Your hidden and precious ones.
4 They have said, "Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation;
Let the name of Israel be remembered no more."
5 For they have conspired together with one mind;
Against You they make a covenant—
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
Of Moab and the Hagrites,
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assyria also has joined with them;
They have helped the children of Lot [the Ammonites and the Moabites] and have been an arm [of strength] to them. Selah.
9 Deal with them as [You did] with Midian,
As with Sisera and Jabin at the brook of Kishon, [Judg 4:12-24]
10 Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who became like dung for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb
And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, [Judg 7:23-25; 8:10-21]
12 Who said, "Let us possess for ourselves
The pastures of God."
13 O my God, make them like 83:13 Or tumbleweed.whirling dust,
Like chaff before the wind [worthless and without substance].
14 Like fire consumes the forest,
And like the flame sets the mountains on fire,
15 So pursue them with Your tempest
And terrify them with [the violence of] Your storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame and disgrace,
That they may [persistently] seek Your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever;
Yes, let them be humiliated and perish,
18 That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.