1 O God, keep not 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 behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.

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

3 T hey take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden ones:

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

4 T hey say, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, and let the name of Israel be mentioned no more.

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 heart: they have made an alliance together against thee.

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 Hagarites;

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

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

9 D o unto them as to Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon:

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

10 W ho were destroyed at Endor; they became as dung for the ground.

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

11 M ake their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb; and all their chiefs as Zebah and as Zalmunna.

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

12 F or they have said, Let us take to ourselves God's dwelling-places in possession.

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

13 O my God, make them like a whirling thing, like stubble before the wind.

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

14 A s fire burneth a forest, and as the flame 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 whirlwind.

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

16 F ill their faces with shame, 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 be dismayed for ever, and 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.