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Psalm 83 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

God Implored to Confound His Enemies.

Psa 83:1

A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

Do not keep silent, O God;

Do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.

Psa 83:2

For behold, Your enemies are in tumult,

And those who hate You have raised their heads [in hatred of You].

Psa 83:3

They concoct crafty schemes against Your people,

And conspire together against Your hidden and precious ones.

Psa 83:4

They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation;

Let the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

Psa 83:5

For they have conspired together with one mind;

Against You they make a covenant—

Psa 83:6

The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

Of Moab and the Hagrites,

Psa 83:7

Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,

Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.

Psa 83:8

Assyria also has joined with them;

They have helped the children of Lot [the Ammonites and the Moabites] and have been an arm [of strength] to them. Selah.

Psa 83:9

Deal with them as [You did] with Midian,

As with Sisera and Jabin at the brook of Kishon,

Psa 83:10

Who were destroyed at En-dor,

Who became like dung for the earth.

Psa 83:11

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb

And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Psa 83:12

Who said, “Let us possess for ourselves

The pastures of God.”

Psa 83:13

O my God, make them like [fn]whirling dust,

Like chaff before the wind [worthless and without substance].

Psa 83:14

Like fire consumes the forest,

And like the flame sets the mountains on fire,

Psa 83:15

So pursue them with Your tempest

And terrify them with [the violence of] Your storm.

Psa 83:16

Fill their faces with shame and disgrace,

That they may [persistently] seek Your name, O LORD.

Psa 83:17

Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever;

Yes, let them be humiliated and perish,

Psa 83:18

That they may know that You alone, whose name is the LORD,

Are the Most High over all the earth.

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