Chapter 83 - A prayer for the overthrow of nations

1 Keep 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.

Chapter 84