O God, be not silent; be not speechless;83:1 Or deaf
be not still, O God.
2 See how Your enemies rage,
how Your foes have reared their heads.
3 With cunning they scheme against Your people
and conspire against those You cherish,
4 saying, "Come, let us erase them as a nation;
may the name of Israel be remembered no more."
5 For with one mind they plot together;
they form an alliance against You—
6 the tents of Edomand the Ishmaelites,
of Moaband the Hagrites,
7 of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek,
of Philistiawith the people of Tyre.
8 Even Assyriahas joined them,
lending strength to the sons of Lot.
Selah
9 Do to them as You did to Midian,
as to Siseraand Jabinat the River Kishon,
10 who perished at Endor
and became like dung on the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreband Zeeb,
and all their princes like Zebahand Zalmunna,
12 who said, "Let us possess for ourselves
the pastures of God."
13 Make them like tumbleweed, O my God,
like chaff before the wind.
14 As fire consumes a forest,
as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 so pursue them with Your tempest,
and terrify them with Your storm.
16 Cover their faces with shame,
that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified;
may they perish in disgrace.
18 May they know that You alone,
whose name is the LORD,
are Most High over all the earth.
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Região / Território
Edom
Hoje: Southern Jordan (Seir / Petra)
אֱדוֹםedom
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Amalek is the land of the Amalekites, who attacked Israel at Rephidim and were defeated by Joshua with the sword. They lived in the Negeb (Exodus 17:13).
Philistia is the land of the Philistines, where Gath was located. The Lord says that Philistia acted in vengeance and, with ancient hostility, sought to destroy Judah (Ezekiel 25:15).
Tyre is a fortified city, surrounded by the sea, whose king Hiram supplied cedar and gold to Solomon. Fire on its walls was proclaimed, and Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon (1 Kings 9:11).
Lot, Abraham’s nephew, went to live in Sodom and escaped the city’s destruction with his two daughters; his wife looked back and became a pillar of salt (Genesis 19:29).
Midian is the land of Jethro, priest and father-in-law of Moses, and of the Midianites, who raided the crops of Israel until they were pursued by Gideon and his men (Judges 7:25).
Sisera was the commander of the army of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. He gathered nine hundred chariots of iron to the river Kishon and was killed by a woman with a tent peg (Judges 5:26).
The Kishon is a river to which Sisera, commander of Jabin’s army, summoned his nine hundred chariots fitted with iron and his troops, and where Elijah slaughtered the prophets of Baal (Judges 4:13).
En-dor was the city where there was a medium Saul wanted to consult when the Lord did not answer him. Manasseh had En-dor and its settlements in Issachar and Asher (1 Samuel 28:7).