Psalm 83In Hebrew texts 83:1-18 is numbered 83:2-19.
A song. A psalm of Asaph.
1O God, do not remain silent;
do not turn a deaf ear,
do not stand aloof, O God.
2See how your enemies growl,
how your foes rear their heads.
3With cunning they conspire against your people;
they plot against those you cherish.
4“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation,
so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”
5With one mind they plot together;
they form an alliance against you—
6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
of Moab and the Hagrites,
7Byblos, Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
8Even Assyria has joined them
to reinforce Lot’s descendants.83:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
9Do to them as you did to Midian,
as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
10who perished at Endor
and became like dung on the ground.
11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12who said, “Let us take possession
of the pasturelands of God.”
13Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
like chaff before the wind.
14As fire consumes the forest
or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15so pursue them with your tempest
and terrify them with your storm.
16Cover their faces with shame, Lord,
so that they will seek your name.
17May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;
may they perish in disgrace.
18Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord—
that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.
第83篇
祈求上帝击败仇敌
亚萨的诗。
1上帝啊，求你不要缄默无声。
上帝啊，求你不要闭口不言。
2看啊，你的敌人在喧嚷，
恨你的人趾高气扬。
3他们用诡计害你的子民，
他们一起谋害你珍爱的人。
4他们说：
“来吧，让我们铲除以色列，
让他们亡国，被人遗忘。”
5他们串通一气，
勾结起来抵挡你。
6他们是以东人、以实玛利人、摩押人、夏甲人、
7迦巴勒人、亚扪人、亚玛力人、非利士人和泰尔人。
8亚述也跟他们勾结，
要助罗得的后代一臂之力。（细拉）
9求你对付他们，
如同对付米甸人，
如同对付基顺河边的西西拉与耶宾。
10他们在隐·多珥灭亡，
成了地上的粪土。
11求你使他们首领的下场像俄立和西伊伯一样，
使他们王侯的下场像西巴和撒慕拿一样。
12他们曾说：
“让我们夺取上帝的草场吧。”
13我的上帝啊，求你把他们驱散，
如同狂风吹散尘土和碎秸。
14烈火怎样烧毁森林，
火焰怎样吞没山岭，
15求你也照样用狂风追赶他们，
用暴雨恐吓他们。
16耶和华啊，
求你使他们满脸尽是耻辱，
这样他们才会来寻求你的名。
17愿他们永远羞愧惊恐，
愿他们在耻辱中灭亡。
18让他们知道你名叫耶和华，
唯有你是普天下的至高者。
