1 O God, keep not thou silence: Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

¶ Do not keep silence, O God; do not hold thy peace, and do not be still, O God.

2 F or, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

For, behold, thine enemies make a tumult, and those that hate thee have lifted up their head.

3 T hy take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones.

They have taken prudent counsel in secret against thy people and consulted against thy hidden ones.

4 T hey have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

They have said, Come and let us cut them off from being a people that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

5 F or they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do they make a covenant:

Therefore they have consulted together with one consent; they are confederate against thee:

6 T he tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;

The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; of Moab and the Hagarenes;

7 G ebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:

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

8 A ssyria also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. Selah

Assur also is joined with them: they are an arm unto the sons of Lot. Selah.

9 D o thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;

¶ Do unto them as unto the Midianites, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison,

10 W ho perished at Endor, Who became as dung for the earth.

who perished at Endor; they became as dung for the earth.

11 M ake their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;

Make them and their captains like Oreb and like Zeeb; all their princes as Zebah and as Zalmunna:

12 W ho said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.

Who have said, Let us inherit for ourselves the habitations of God.

13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.

O my God, make them like a whirlwind, as the stubble before the wind.

14 A s the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,

As the fire burns a wood and as the flame sets the mountains on fire

15 S o pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.

so persecute them with thy tempest and make them afraid with thy whirlwind.

16 F ill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.

Fill their faces with shame that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

17 L et them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish;

Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and perish

18 T hat they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.

That they may know that thou, whose name alone is LORD, art the most high over all the earth.