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83:1  A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, don’t remain silent. Don’t refuse to listen. Do something, God.
83:2  See how your enemies are growling like dogs. See how they are rising up against you.
83:3  They make clever plans against your people. They make evil plans against those you love.
83:4  “Come,” they say. “Let’s destroy that whole nation. Then the name of Israel won’t be remembered anymore.”
83:5  All of them agree on the evil plans they have made. They join forces against you.
83:6  Their forces include the people of Edom, Ishmael, Moab and Hagar.
83:7  They also include the people of Byblos, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia and Tyre.
83:8  Even Assyria has joined them to give strength to the people of Moab and Ammon.
83:9  Do to them what you did to the people of Midian. Do to them what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
83:10  Sisera and Jabin died near the town of Endor. Their bodies were left on the ground like human waste.
83:11  Do to the nobles of your enemies what you did to Oreb and Zeeb. Do to all their princes what you did to Zebah and Zalmunna.
83:12  They said, “Let’s take over the grasslands that belong to God.”
83:13  My God, make them like straw that the wind blows away. Make them like tumbleweed.
83:14  Destroy them as fire burns up a forest. Destroy them as a flame sets mountains on fire.
83:15  Chase them with your mighty winds. Terrify them with your storm.
83:16  Lord, put them to shame so that they will seek you.
83:17  May they always be filled with terror and shame. May they die in dishonor.
83:18  May you, the Lord, let your enemies know who you are. You alone are the Most High God over the whole earth.