Psalms 82 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 83

¹A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.

KJVA Song^H7892 or Psalm^H4210 of Asaph^H623. Keep not thou silence^H1824, O God^H430: hold not thy peace^H2790^(H8799), and be not still^H8252^(H8799), O God^H410.

² For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.

KJVFor, lo, thine enemies^H341^(H8802) make a tumult^H1993^(H8799): and they that hate^H8130^(H8764) thee have lifted up^H5375^(H8804) the head^H7218.

³ They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.

KJVThey have taken crafty^H6191^(H8686) counsel^H5475 against thy people^H5971, and consulted^H3289^(H8691) against thy hidden ones^H6845^(H8803).

⁴ “Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

KJVThey have said^H559^(H8804), Come^H3212^(H8798), and let us cut them off^H3582^(H8686) from being a nation^H1471; that the name^H8034 of Israel^H3478 may be no more in remembrance^H2142^(H8735).

⁵ For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.

KJVFor they have consulted^H3289^(H8738) together^H3162 with one consent^H3820: they are^H3772^(H8799) confederate^H1285 against thee:

⁶ The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;

KJVThe tabernacles^H168 of Edom^H123, and the Ishmaelites^H3459; of Moab^H4124, and the Hagarenes^H1905;

⁷ Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

KJVGebal^H1381, and Ammon^H5983, and Amalek^H6002; the Philistines^H6429 with the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Tyre^H6865;

⁸ Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. Selah.

KJVAssur^H804 also is joined^H3867^(H8738) with them: they have holpen^H2220 the children^H1121 of Lot^H3876. Selah^H5542.

⁹ Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;

KJVDo^H6213^(H8798) unto them as unto the Midianites^H4080; as to Sisera^H5516, as to Jabin^H2985, at the brook^H5158 of Kison^H7028:

¹⁰ who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.

KJVWhich perished^H8045^(H8738) at Endor^H5874: they became as dung^H1828 for the earth^H127.

¹¹ Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

KJVMake^H7896^(H8798) their nobles^H5081 like Oreb^H6159, and like Zeeb^H2062: yea, all their princes^H5257 as Zebah^H2078, and as Zalmunna^H6759:

¹² who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”

KJVWho said^H559^(H8804), Let us take to ourselves the houses^H4999 of God^H430 in possession^H3423^(H8799).

¹³ My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.

KJVO my God^H430, make^H7896^(H8798) them like a wheel^H1534; as the stubble^H7179 before^H6440 the wind^H7307.

¹⁴ As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,

KJVAs the fire^H784 burneth^H1197^(H8799) a wood^H3293, and as the flame^H3852 setteth^H3857 the mountains^H2022 on fire^H3857^(H8762);

¹⁵ so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.

KJVSo persecute^H7291^(H8799) them with thy tempest^H5591, and make them afraid^H926^(H8762) with thy storm^H5492.

¹⁶ Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh.

KJVFill^H4390^(H8761) their faces^H6440 with shame^H7036; that they may seek^H1245^(H8762) thy name^H8034, O LORD^H3068.

¹⁷ Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;

KJVLet them be confounded^H954^(H8799) and troubled^H926^(H8735) for ever^H5703; yea, let them be put to shame^H2659^(H8799), and perish^H6^(H8799):

¹⁸ that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.

KJVThat men may know^H3045^(H8799) that thou, whose name^H8034 alone is JEHOVAH^H3068, art the most high^H5945 over all the earth^H776.

WEB·Psalms 82

¹A Psalm by Asaph. God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of Asaph^H623. God^H430 standeth^H5324^(H8737) in the congregation^H5712 of the mighty^H410; he judgeth^H8199^(H8799) among^H7130 the gods^H430.

² “How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.

KJVHow long will ye judge^H8199^(H8799) unjustly^H5766, and accept^H5375^(H8799) the persons^H6440 of the wicked^H7563? Selah^H5542.

³ “Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

KJVDefend^H8199^(H8798) the poor^H1800 and fatherless^H3490: do justice^H6663^(H8685) to the afflicted^H6041 and needy^H7326^(H8802).

⁴ Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”

KJVDeliver^H6403^(H8761) the poor^H1800 and needy^H34: rid^H5337^(H8685) them out of the hand^H3027 of the wicked^H7563.

⁵ They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

KJVThey know^H3045^(H8804) not, neither will they understand^H995^(H8799); they walk^H1980^(H8691) on in darkness^H2825: all the foundations^H4144 of the earth^H776 are out of course^H4131^(H8735).

⁶ I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

KJVI have said^H559^(H8804), Ye are gods^H430; and all of you are children^H1121 of the most High^H5945.

⁷ Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”

KJVBut^H403 ye shall die^H4191^(H8799) like men^H120, and fall^H5307^(H8799) like one^H259 of the princes^H8269.

⁸ Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798), O God^H430, judge^H8199^(H8798) the earth^H776: for thou shalt inherit^H5157^(H8799) all nations^H1471.

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