Psalms 83:3-4
Psalms 83:1-5 The Message (MSG)
GOD, don’t shut me out; don’t give me the silent treatment, O God. Your enemies are out there whooping it up, the God-haters are living it up; They’re plotting to do your people in, conspiring to rob you of your precious ones. “Let’s wipe this nation from the face of the earth,” they say; “scratch Israel’s name off the books.” And now they’re putting their heads together, making plans to get rid of you.
Psalms 83:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, And consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Psalms 83:3-4 American Standard Version (ASV)
They take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Psalms 83:3-4 New International Version (NIV)
With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish. “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”
Psalms 83:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV)
They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones. They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
Psalms 83:3-4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones. They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
Psalms 83:3-4 New Century Version (NCV)
They are making secret plans against your people; they plot against those you love. They say, “Come, let’s destroy them as a nation. Then no one will ever remember the name ‘Israel.’ ”
Psalms 83:3-4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They concoct crafty schemes against Your people, And conspire together against Your hidden and precious ones. They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation; Let the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
Psalms 83:3-4 New Living Translation (NLT)
They devise crafty schemes against your people; they conspire against your precious ones. “Come,” they say, “let us wipe out Israel as a nation. We will destroy the very memory of its existence.”
Psalms 83:2-4 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Can’t you see what they’re doing? All your enemies are stirred up in an uproar! They despise you, Lord. In their defiant arrogance they rise up to host their secret council against your people. They conspire together to come and harm your cherished ones—your hidden ones. Our enemies keep saying, “Now is the time to wipe Israel off the map. We’ll destroy even the memory of her existence!”