Chapter 82
A prayer against the enemies of God’s church.
1 A Canticle Psalm of Asaph.
אֱֽלֹהִ֗יםאלה֗יםאֱֽלֹהִיםאלהים'elo.HimGodH0430GHNcmpa נִצָּ֥בנצ֥בנִצָּבנצבni.Tzav[is] taking his standH5324HVNrmsa בַּ/עֲדַת\־ב/עדת\בַּ/עֲדַת\־ב/עדת\ba./'a.dat-in/ [the] congregation ofH9003H5712\H9014HR+Ncfsc אֵ֑לא֑לאֵלאל'ElGodH0410GHNcmsa בְּ/קֶ֖רֶבב/ק֖רבבְּ/קֶרֶבב/קרבbe./Ke.revin/ [the] midst ofH9003H7130GHR+Ncmsc אֱלֹהִ֣יםאלה֣יםאֱלֹהִיםאלהים'E.lo.Him[the] godsH0430JHNcmpa יִשְׁפֹּֽט\׃ישפט\יִשְׁפֹּֽט\׃ישפט\yish.Pothe gives judgmentH8199\H9016HVqi3ms 2 O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God.
מָתַ֥ימת֥ימָתַימתיma.Taiwhen?H4970HTi תִּשְׁפְּטוּ\־תשפטו\תִּשְׁפְּטוּ\־תשפטו\tish.pe.tu-will you judgeH8199\H9014HVqi2mp עָ֑וֶלע֑ולעָוֶלעול'A.velinjusticeH5766AHNcmsa וּ/פְנֵ֥יו/פנ֥יוּ/פְנֵיו/פניu./fe.Neiand/ [the] face ofH9002H6440NHC+Ncmpc רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםר֝שע֗יםרְשָׁעִיםרשעיםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563HNcmpa תִּשְׂאוּ\־תשאו\תִּשְׂאוּ\־תשאו\tis.'u-will you lift upH5375Q\H9014HVqi2mp 3 For behold, your enemies have sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head.1
שִׁפְטוּ\־שפטו\שִׁפְטוּ\־שפטו\shif.tu-give judgment forH8199\H9014HVqv2mp דַ֥לד֥לדַלדלdal[the] poorH1800HAamsa וְ/יָת֑וֹםו/ית֑וםוְ/יָתוֹםו/יתוםve./ya.Tomand/ [the] fatherlessH9002H3490HC+Ncmsa עָנִ֖יענ֖יעָנִיעני'a.Ni[the] afflictedH6041HAamsa וָ/רָ֣שׁו/ר֣שוָ/רָשׁו/רשva./Rashand/ [the] poorH9002H7326HC+Vqrmsa הַצְדִּֽיקוּ\׃הצדיקו\הַצְדִּֽיקוּ\׃הצדיקו\hatz.Di.kuvindicateH6663\H9016HVhv2mp - 82:3The verb ‘extulerunt’ can refer to carrying someone out to burial, or, more generally, to carrying out or raising up something.(Conte)
4 They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones.
פַּלְּטוּ\־פלטו\פַּלְּטוּ\־פלטו\pa.le.tu-deliverH6403\H9014HVpv2mp דַ֥לד֥לדַלדלdal[the] poorH1800HAamsa וְ/אֶבְי֑וֹןו/אבי֑וןוְ/אֶבְיוֹןו/אביוןve./'ev.Yonand/ [the] needyH9002H0034HC+Aamsa מִ/יַּ֖דמ/י֖דמִ/יַּדמ/ידmi./Yadfrom/ [the] hand ofH9006H3027HHR+Ncbsc רְשָׁעִ֣יםרשע֣יםרְשָׁעִיםרשעיםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563HNcmpa הַצִּֽילוּ\׃הצילו\הַצִּֽילוּ\׃הצילו\ha.Tzi.lurescue [them]H5337\H9016HVhv2mp 5 They have said, “Come, let us scatter them from the nations and not allow the name of Israel to be remembered any longer.”
לֹ֤אל֤אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn יָֽדְע֨וּ\׀ידע֨ו\יָֽדְעוּ\׀ידעו\ya.de.'Uthey knowH3045\H9015HVqp3cp וְ/לֹ֥או/ל֥אוְ/לֹאו/לאve./Lo'and/ notH9002H3808HC+Tn יָבִ֗ינוּיב֗ינויָבִינוּיבינוya.Vi.nuthey understandH0995HVqi3mp בַּ/חֲשֵׁכָ֥הב/חשכ֥הבַּ/חֲשֵׁכָהב/חשכהba./cha.she.Khahin/ darknessH9003H2825HR+Ncfsa יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּיתהל֑כויִתְהַלָּכוּיתהלכוyit.ha.La.khuthey walk aboutH1980IHVti3mp יִ֝מּ֗וֹטוּי֝מ֗וטויִמּוֹטוּימוטוyi.Mo.tuthey are shakenH4131HVNi3mp מ֥וֹסְדֵימ֥וסדימוֹסְדֵימוסדיMos.dei[the] foundations ofH4144HNcmpc אָֽרֶץ\׃ארץ\אָֽרֶץ\׃ארץ\'A.retz[the] earthH0776G\H9016HNcfsa 6 For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant:1
אָ֭מַרְתִּיא֭מרתיאָמַרְתִּיאמרתי'A.mar.tiI saidH0559HVqp1cs אֱלֹהִ֣יםאלה֣יםאֱלֹהִיםאלהים'E.lo.Him[are] godsH0430JHNcmpa אַתֶּ֑םאת֑םאַתֶּםאתם'a.TemyouH0859DHPp2mp וּ/בְנֵ֖יו/בנ֖יוּ/בְנֵיו/בניu./ve.Neiand/ [are] [the] children ofH9002H1121GHC+Ncmpc עֶלְי֣וֹןעלי֣וןעֶלְיוֹןעליוןel.Yon[the] Most HighH5945BHAamsa כֻּלְּ/כֶֽם\׃כל/כם\כֻּלְּ/כֶֽם\׃כל/כם\ku.le./Khemall of/ youH3605H9026\H9016HNcmsc+Sp2mp - 82:6This and the subsequent verses refer to the deal made by the Antichrist with those who are unfaithful to Christ (as described in Daniel 9:27). Those who are unfaithful to the Church unite with the Antichrist to try to destroy the Church from within, but setting up false worship and perverse teachings. It is the tabernacle of those who have gone astray from Christ.(Conte)
7 the tabernacle of Edomites and Ishmaelites, and Moab and the Hagarites,
אָ֭כֵןא֭כןאָכֵןאכן'A.khenneverthelessH0403HTj כְּ/אָדָ֣םכ/אד֣םכְּ/אָדָםכ/אדםke./'a.Damlike/ humankindH9004H0120GHR+Ncmsa תְּמוּת֑וּ/ןתמות֑ו/ןתְּמוּתוּ/ןתמותו/ןte.mu.Tu/nyou will die/ !H4191H9013HVqi2mp+Sn וּ/כְ/אַחַ֖דו/כ/אח֖דוּ/כְ/אַחַדו/כ/אחדu./khe./'a.Chadand/ like/ one ofH9002H9004H0259HC+R+Ncfsc הַ/שָּׂרִ֣יםה/שר֣יםהַ/שָּׂרִיםה/שריםha./sa.Rimthe/ princesH9009H8269HTd+Ncmpa תִּפֹּֽלוּ\׃תפלו\תִּפֹּֽלוּ\׃תפלו\ti.Po.luyou will fallH5307G\H9016HVqi2mp 8 and Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, the foreigners among the inhabitants of Tyre.
קוּמָ֣/הקומ֣/הקוּמָ/הקומ/הku.Ma/harise/ !H6965BH9012HVqv2ms+Sh אֱ֭לֹהִיםא֭להיםאֱלֹהִיםאלהים'E.lo.HimO GodH0430GHNcmpa שָׁפְטָ֣/השפט֣/השָׁפְטָ/השפט/הsha.fe.Ta/hjudge/ !H8199H9012HVqv2ms+Sh הָ/אָ֑רֶץה/א֑רץהָ/אָרֶץה/ארץha./'A.retzthe/ earthH9009H0776GHTd+Ncfsa אַתָּ֥האת֥האַתָּהאתה'a.TahyouH0859AHPp2ms תִ֝נְחַ֗לת֝נח֗לתִנְחַלתנחלtin.Chalyou have an inheritanceH5157HVqi2ms הַ/גּוֹיִֽם\׃ה/גוים\הַ/גּוֹיִֽם\׃ה/גוים\ha./go.Yimthe/ nationsH9009H1471A\H9016HTd+Ncmpa 9 For even Assur comes with them. They have become the helpers of the sons of Lot.1
- 82:9Assur is the name of a false god of Assyria; the name is also used to refer to the Antichrist, because he is a false god from Assyria.(Conte)
10 Do to them as you did to Midian and Sisera, just as to Jabin at the torrent of Kishon.
11 They perished at Endor, and they became like the dung of the earth.
12 Set their leaders to be like Oreb and Zeeb, and Zebah and Zalmunna: all their leaders
13 who said, “Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance.”
14 My God, set them like a wheel, and like stubble before the face of the wind.
15 Set them like a fire burning up the forest, and like a flame burning up the mountains.
16 So will you pursue them in your tempest, and disturb them in your wrath.
17 Fill their faces with shame, and they will seek your name, O Lord.
18 Let them be ashamed and troubled, from age to age, and let them be confounded and perish.
19 And let them know that the Lord is your name. You alone are the Most High in all the earth.