New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 83

God Implored to Confound His Enemies.

A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.

1O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,do not remain quietדֳּמִי־do.mi-H1824;Do not be silentתֶּחֱרַ֖שׁte.che.RashH2790and, O Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410,do not be stillתִּשְׁקֹ֣טtish.KotH8252.

2For beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Your enemiesH340makeH1993an uproarיֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.YunH1993, Andthose who hateוּ֝מְשַׂנְאֶ֗יךָu.me.san.'Ei.khaH8130You haveexaltedנָ֣שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375themselvesרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218.

3TheymakeH6191shrewdH6191plansס֑וֹדSodH5475againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Your peopleעַ֭מְּךָ'A.me.khaH5971, Andconspireוְ֝יִתְיָעֲצ֗וּve.yit.ya.'a.TzuH3289together againstעַל־'al-H5921Yourtreasuredצְפוּנֶֽיךָ׃tze.fu.Nei.khaH6845ones.

4They have saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Comeלְ֭כוּLe.khuH1980, andlet us wipeוְנַכְחִידֵ֣םve.nakh.chi.DemH3582them outas a nationמִגּ֑וֹיmi.GoyH1471, That thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478be rememberedיִזָּכֵ֖רyi.za.KherH2142noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.”

5For they haveconspiredנוֹעֲצ֣וּno.'a.TzuH3289togetherH3164with one mindלֵ֣בlevH3820;Againstעָ֝לֶ֗יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921You they makeיִכְרֹֽתוּ׃yikh.Ro.tuH3772a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285:

6The tentsאָהֳלֵ֣י'o.ho.LeiH168ofEdomH112and theIshmaelitesוְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗יםve.yish.me.'e.LimH3459,Moabמוֹאָ֥בmo.'AvH4124and theHagritesוְהַגְרִֽים׃ve.hag.RimH1905;

7Gebalגְּבָ֣לge.ValH1381andAmmonוְ֭עַמּוֹןVe.'a.monH5983andAmalekוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002,Philistiaפְּ֝לֶ֗שֶׁתpe.Le.shetH6429with the inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427ofTyreצֽוֹר׃TzorH6865;

8Assyriaאַ֭שּׁוּר'A.shurH804alsoגַּם־gam-H1571has joinedנִלְוָ֣הnil.VahH3867with them;They haveH1961becomeהָ֤י֥וּha.YuH1961a helpזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220to thechildrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Lotל֣וֹטLotH3876.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

9Dealעֲשֵֽׂה־'a.seh-H6213with themas with Midianכְּמִדְיָ֑ןke.mid.YanH4080, Aswith Siseraכְּֽסִֽיסְרָ֥אke.si.se.Ra'H5516andJabinכְ֝יָבִ֗יןkhe.ya.VinH2985at the torrentבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158of Kishonקִישֽׁוֹן׃ki.ShonH7028,

10Who were destroyedנִשְׁמְד֥וּnish.me.DuH8045at En-dorH5874, Whobecameהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961as dungדֹּ֝֗מֶןDo.menH1828for the groundלָאֲדָמָֽה׃la.'a.da.MahH127.

11Makeשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹshi.Te.movH7896their noblesנְ֭דִיבֵמוֹne.di.ve.moH5081likeOrebכְּעֹרֵ֣בke.'o.RevH6159and Zeebוְכִזְאֵ֑בve.khiz.'EvH2062And allכָּל־kol-H3605their princesנְסִיכֵֽמוֹ׃ne.si.Khe.movH5257likeZebahוּֽכְזֶ֥בַחu.khe.Ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוּ֝כְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עu.khe.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,

12Whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834saidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559, “Let us possessנִ֣ירֲשָׁהNi.ra.shahH3423for ourselves Thepasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.”

13O my GodH430,makeשִׁיתֵ֥מוֹshi.Te.movH7896them like thewhirlingH1534dustכַגַּלְגַּ֑לkha.gal.GalH1534, Likechaffכְּ֝קַ֗שׁke.KashH7179beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

14Likefireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784that burnsתִּבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197the forestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293And like a flameוּ֝כְלֶהָבָ֗הu.khe.le.ha.VahH3852thatsetsתְּלַהֵ֥טte.la.HetH3857the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022on fireH3857,

15Soכֵּ֭ןkenH3651pursueתִּרְדְּפֵ֣םtir.de.FemH7291themwith Your tempestבְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָbe.sa.'a.Re.khaH5591And terrifyתְבַהֲלֵֽם׃te.va.ha.LemH926them with Your stormוּבְסוּפָתְךָ֥u.ve.su.fa.te.KhaH5492.

16Fillמַלֵּ֣אma.Le'H4390their facesפְנֵיהֶ֣םfe.nei.HemH6440with dishonorקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036,That they may seekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֖וּvi.vak.ShuH1245Your nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034, O Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Let them beashamedיֵבֹ֖שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and dismayedוְיִבָּהֲל֥וּve.yi.ba.ha.LuH926foreverעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5703,And let them be humiliatedוְֽיַחְפְּר֥וּve.yach.pe.RuH2659and perishוְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ve.yo.Ve.duH6,

18That they mayknowוְֽיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045thatYou aloneלְבַדֶּ֑ךָle.va.De.khaH905,whose nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, Are theMostעֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945HighH5945overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

God Implored to Confound His Enemies.

A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.

Commentaries on Psalms 83