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Psalms 83 (CEV)

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¹ (A song and a psalm by Asaph.) Our God, don't just sit there, silently doing nothing! ² Your hateful enemies are turning against you and rebelling. ³ They are sly, and they plot against those you treasure. ⁴ They say, "Let's wipe out the nation of Israel and make sure that no one remembers its name!" ⁵ All of them fully agree in their plans against you, and among them are ⁶ Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites; ⁷ Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia and Phoenicia. ⁸ Even Assyria has joined forces with Moab and Ammon. ⁹ Our Lord, punish all of them as you punished Midian. Destroy them, as you destroyed Sisera and Jabin at Kishon Creek ¹⁰ near Endor, and let their bodies rot. ¹¹ Treat their leaders as you did Oreb and Zeeb, Zebah and Zalmunna. ¹² All of them said, "We'll take God's valuable land!" ¹³ Our God, scatter them around like dust in a whirlwind. ¹⁴ Just as flames destroy forests on the mountains, ¹⁵ pursue and terrify them with storms of your own. ¹⁶ Make them blush with shame, until they turn and worship you, our LORD. ¹⁷ Let them be forever ashamed and confused. Let them die in disgrace. ¹⁸ Make them realize that you are the LORD Most High, the only ruler of earth!