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Psalms 83
The last psalm attributed to Asaph opens with a plea against silence and then names a ten-nation coalition — Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, the Hagrites, Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia, Tyre, and Assyria backing Lot's descendants. Their stated aim: erase Israel's name entirely. Watch how the prayer pivots from listing enemies to recalling old defeats — Midian, Sisera, Jabin at the Kishon, Oreb and Zeeb. The asking is for repetition of history, not novelty.
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God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.
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For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
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They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
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“Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
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For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
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The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
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Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
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Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. Selah.
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Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
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who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
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Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”
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My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.
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As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
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so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.
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Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, LORD.
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Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
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that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.
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Ó Deus, não fiques em silêncio. Não te cales, e não fiques inativo, ó Deus.
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Pois, eis que os teus inimigos se alvoroçam. Aqueles que te odeiam ergueram a cabeça.
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Eles conspiram com astúcia contra o teu povo. Eles tramam contra os teus protegidos.
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“Venham”, eles dizem, “vamos destruí-los como nação, para que o nome de Israel não seja mais lembrado.”
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Pois eles conspiraram juntos com uma só mente. Eles formam uma aliança contra ti.
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As tendas de Edom e os ismaelitas; Moabe e os hagarenos;
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Gebal, Amom e Amaleque; a Filístia com os habitantes de Tiro;
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A Assíria também se juntou a eles. Eles têm ajudado os filhos de Ló. Selá.
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Faze a eles como fizeste a Midiã, como a Sísera, como a Jabim, no rio Quisom;
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que pereceram em Endor, que se tornaram como esterco para a terra.
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Faze os seus nobres como Orebe e Zeebe, sim, todos os seus príncipes como Zeba e Zalmuna,
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que disseram: “Vamos tomar posse das pastagens de Deus.”
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Meu Deus, faze-os como folhas secas, como a palha diante do vento.
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Como o fogo que queima a floresta, como a chama que incendeia as montanhas,
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assim persegue-os com a tua tempestade, e aterroriza-os com o teu vendaval.
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Cobre os seus rostos de confusão, para que busquem o teu nome, SENHOR.
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Sejam eles envergonhados e perturbados para sempre. Sim, sejam confundidos e pereçam;
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para que saibam que só tu, cujo nome é o SENHOR, és o Altíssimo sobre toda a terra.
Why the petition ends in 'that they may know'
The closing verses ask for tempest, fire, and shame, yet the goal stated in verse 16 is that the enemies 'may seek your name.' The destruction requested is aimed at recognition, ending in verse 18 with the declaration that the LORD alone is 'Most High over all the earth' — making this a psalm about God's reputation among nations, not merely Israel's safety.
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