A Song; a Psalm of Asaph.
1O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace,andbe not still, O God: 2Forbehold, thine enemies makeatumult;andtheythathate thee lift upthehead. 3TheytakeH5375crafty counselagainstthy people,andconsultagainstthy hidden ones: 4Theysay, Come,andletuscutthemofffrombeinganation,andletthenameofIsraelbe mentioned nomore. 5Fortheyhaveconsulted togetherwithoneheart:theyhavemadeanalliance togetheragainstthee. 6ThetentsofEdomandtheIshmaelites, MoabandtheHagarites; 7Gebal,andAmmon,andAmalek; Philistia,withthe inhabitantsofTyre; 8Asshur alsoisjoinedwiththem:theyarean armtothesonsofLot. Selah. 9Do untothemastoMidian;astoSisera,astoJabin,atthetorrentofKishon: 10WhoweredestroyedatEndor;theybecameasdung fortheground. 11MaketheirnoblesasOrebandasZeeb;andalltheirchiefsasZebahandasZalmunna. 12Fortheyhavesaid, Let ustaketoourselves God's dwelling-placesinpossession. 13OmyGodH430, makethemlikeawhirling thing,likestubblebeforethewind. 14Asfire burnethaforest,andastheflame setteththemountainsonfire, 15So pursuethemwiththy tempest,andterrifythemwiththy whirlwind. 16Filltheirfaceswithshame,thattheymay seek thy name, O Jehovah. 17Letthembeputtoshameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036andbedismayedforever,andletthembeconfoundedandperish: 18Thattheymay knowthatthou alone, whose name is Jehovah, arttheMost Highoveralltheearth. Commentaries on Psalms 83
Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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