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Psalms chapter 83

A song. A of . , . Don’t hold back. Don’t stay still, God.Look — your enemies are in an uproar. Those who hate you are .They against your people and conspire against .They say, “Come, let’s , so the name will never be remembered again.”They’ve , with one mind — they’ve formed an against you:The tents of and the , and the ,, , and , , with the people of ., too, has joined them, lending strength to the . Do to them what you did to , what you did to and at the —who were destroyed at and became like .Make their leaders like , all their rulers like ,who said, “Let us seize the for ourselves.”My God, make them like , like spinning in the wind.Like , like a flame sets the mountains ablaze,chase them with your , terrify them with your . so they will , .Let them be and forever. Let them be disgraced and —so they will know that — your name is — are the over .