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The Holy Bible

King James Version

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 83

  

A Prayer for Judgment on Israel’s Enemies

A Song or Psalm of Asaph.

1Keep 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.