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Psalms 83

1The Psalmist complaineth to God of a powerful confederacy among the enemies of Israel: 9he prayeth against them.


0 A Song or Psalm 1of Asaph.

1 KEEP anot thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

2 For, blo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

3 They chave taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against dthy hidden ones.

4 They have said, eCome, and let us fcut them off gfrom being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

5 For hthey have consulted together with one 2consent: they are confederate against thee:

6 The i*tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

7 jGebal, and Ammon, and kAmalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

8 lAssur also is joined with them: they have 3*holpen mthe children of Lot. Selah.

9 Do unto them as unto the nMidianites; as to oSisera, as to Jabin, at pthe brook of Kison:

10 Which perished at Endor: they became as qdung for the earth.

11 Make their nobles like rOreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as sZebah, and as Zalmunna:

12 Who said, tLet us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

13 uO my God, make them like a wheel; as vthe stubble before the wind.

14 As wthe fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

15 So xpersecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

16 yFill their faces with shame; that 4they may seek thy name, O LORD.

17 Let zthem be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

18 That amen may know that thou, bwhose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.