<h3>O God, Be Not Silent</h3><h3>A song. A Psalm of Asaph.</h3>83 <poetry>O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.</poetry> 2 <poetry>See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.</poetry> 3 <poetry>With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,</poetry> 4 <poetry>saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”</poetry> 5 <poetry>For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—</poetry> 6 <poetry>the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,</poetry> 7 <poetry>of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.</poetry> 8 <poetry>Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot.<right>Selah</right></poetry> 9 <poetry>Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,</poetry> 10 <poetry>who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.</poetry> 11 <poetry>Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,</poetry> 12 <poetry>who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”</poetry> 13 <poetry>Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.</poetry> 14 <poetry>As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,</poetry> 15 <poetry>so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.</poetry> 16 <poetry>Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.</poetry> 17 <poetry>May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.</poetry> 18 <poetry>May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.</poetry>

Psalm 83:1

O God, be not silent; be not speechless;<ft>1</ft> be not still, O God.

See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

Psalm 83:2

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

Psalm 83:3

saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

Psalm 83:4

For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—

Psalm 83:5

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

Psalm 83:6

of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

Psalm 83:7

Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot.<pb/><right>Selah</right>

Psalm 83:8

Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

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who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

Psalm 83:10

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Psalm 83:11

who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”

Psalm 83:12

Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.

Psalm 83:13

As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,

Psalm 83:14

so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.

Psalm 83:15

Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.

Psalm 83:16

May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

Psalm 83:17

May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 83:18

 1 O God, be not silent; be not speechless;  be not still, O God. 2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. 3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, 4 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” 5 For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You— 6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, 7 of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. 8 Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah 9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, 10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground. 11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, 12 who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.” 13 Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind. 14 As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze, 15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm. 16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD. 17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace. 18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

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