Psalm 83

KEep not thou silence now, O God,
no longer hold thy peace,
Remove not still, O God, nor cause
thy working hand to cease.
For now behold thine enemies
rise up tumultuously,
And they that hate thee vaunt themselves,
and lift their heads on high.

For they against thy people have
conspired craftily,
And have against thine hidden ones
resolved cruelly.
Come, let us cut them off (say they)
that they no more may be.
A nation, nor shall Israels name
be kept in memory.

They do all with one heart and minde
together counsel take,
Yea, against thee, O Lord, they do
their combination make.
There were the tents of Edomites,
there Ismaels children were,
With them were join'd the Moabites,
the Hagarens were there.

Gebal and Ammon joined, do
with Amalek conspire,
With them the Philistims agree,
with those that dwell at Tyre.
To them hath Ashur join'd his foree,
in league with them is he,
That to Lots children he an aid
and arm of strength may be.

As to the Midianites thou didst,
so deal thou with them here,
As with Jabin and Sisera,
the brook of Kison neer.
Which were at Endor slain, and there
did perish utterly,
Their bodies in the fields cast out
like dung on earth did lie.

The Second Part.

Let all their noble men, O Lord,
like Zeb and Oreb fall,
As Zeba and Zalmunna were,
make thou their Princes all.
Who proudly said, into our hand
let us Gods houses take.
Yea, all his houses through the land
our own possession make.

But, O my God, make thou them like
to wheels that cannot stay,
As stubble doth before the winde,
so let them fly away.
Or as the flame of fire the wood
consumeth speedily,
And on the mountains burns the thorns
and briars when they're dry.

As with a tempest with thy wrath
pursue them speedily,
And with thy fury like a storm
do thou them terrifie.
Cover, O Lord, and fill their face
with their deserved shame,
That they confounded thus, O Lord,
at length may seek thy name.

Let them be to confusion brought,
and troubled very sore,
And put to a perpetual shame,
and perish evermore.
That men may know that thou whose name
Jehovah is alone,
Art most high over all the earth,
and besides thee is none.