Psalm 83

O God, Do Not Keep Silence

A Song. A Psalm of #See Ps. 50, titleAsaph.

1 O God, do not keep silence;

*See Ps. 28:1do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

2 For behold, your enemies *[Ps. 2:1] make an uproar;

those who hate you have *Judg. 8:28raised their heads.

3 They lay *[Neh. 4:8] crafty plans against your people;

they consult together against your *See Ps. 27:5;31:20treasured ones.

4 They say, "Come, *Jer. 48:2;[Ps. 74:8;Esth. 3:6]let us wipe them out as a nation;

let the name of Israel be remembered no more!"

5 For they conspire with one accord;

against you they make a covenant—

6 the tents of *Ps. 137:7;See 2 Chr. 20:10Edom and *See Gen. 25:12-16the Ishmaelites,

*2 Chr. 20:10Moab and *1 Chr. 5:10the Hagrites,

7 *Josh. 13:5Gebal and *[See ver. 6above] Ammon and *1 Sam. 15:2Amalek,

*1 Sam. 4:1;[Amos 1:6] Philistia with the inhabitants of *Ezek. 27:3;[Amos 1:9]Tyre;

8 *2 Kgs. 15:19Asshur also has joined them;

they are the strong arm of *Deut. 2:9,19the children of Lot. Selah

9 Do to them as you did to *Num. 31:7;See Isa. 9:4Midian,

as to *Judg. 4:15,24Sisera and Jabin at *Judg. 4:7;5:21the river Kishon,

10 who were destroyed at *Josh. 17:11;1 Sam. 28:7En-dor,

who became *See Job 20:7dung for the ground.

11 Make their nobles like *Judg. 7:25;8:3Oreb and Zeeb,

all their princes like *See Judg. 8:5-21Zebah and Zalmunna,

12 who said, *[2 Chr. 20:11]"Let us take possession for ourselves

of the pastures of God."

13 O my God, make them like *Isa. 17:13whirling dust,*83:13 Or like a tumbleweed

like *Job 13:25;21:18;[Ps. 1:4]chaff before the wind.

14 As *[Isa. 9:18]; See Isa. 10:16-19fire consumes the forest,

as the flame *Deut. 32:22sets the mountains ablaze,

15 so may you pursue them *Job 9:17with your tempest

and terrify them with your hurricane!

16 *[Ps. 35:4,26;Job 10:15]Fill their faces with shame,

that they may seek your name, O Lord.

17 Let them be *Ps. 35:4put to shame and dismayed forever;

let them perish in disgrace,

18 that they may *Ps. 59:13know that you alone,

*Ex. 6:3whose name is the Lord,

are *Ps. 9:2;18:13;97:9the Most High over all the earth.