Psalm 83

A song. A psalm of Asaph.

¹God, don’t remain silent.
    Don’t refuse to listen.
    Do something, God.
²See how your enemies are growling like dogs.
    See how they are rising up against you.
³They make clever plans against your people.
    They make evil plans against those you love.
⁴“Come,” they say. “Let’s destroy that whole nation.
    Then the name of Israel won’t be remembered anymore.”

⁵All of them agree on the evil plans they have made.
    They join forces against you.
⁶Their forces include the people of Edom,
    Ishmael, Moab and Hagar.
⁷They also include the people of Byblos, Ammon, Amalek,
    Philistia and Tyre.
⁸Even Assyria has joined them
    to give strength to the people of Moab and Ammon.

⁹Do to them what you did to the people of Midian.
    Do to them what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
¹⁰Sisera and Jabin died near the town of Endor.
    Their bodies were left on the ground like human waste.
¹¹Do to the nobles of your enemies what you did to Oreb and Zeeb.
    Do to all their princes what you did to Zebah and Zalmunna.
¹²They said, “Let’s take over
    the grasslands that belong to God.”

¹³My God, make them like straw that the wind blows away.
    Make them like tumbleweed.
¹⁴Destroy them as fire burns up a forest.
    Destroy them as a flame sets mountains on fire.
¹⁵Chase them with your mighty winds.
    Terrify them with your storm.
¹⁶Lord, put them to shame
    so that they will seek you.

¹⁷May they always be filled with terror and shame.
May they die in dishonor.
¹⁸May you, the Lord, let your enemies know who you are.
You alone are the Most High God over the whole earth.