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

Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God!

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

For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head.

3 T hey have taken prudent counsel in secret against thy people and consulted against thy hidden ones.

They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.

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

They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

5 T herefore they have consulted together with one consent; they are confederate against thee:

For they have consulted together with one consent; They form a confederacy against You:

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

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

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

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

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

Assyria also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. Selah

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

Deal with them as with Midian, As with Sisera, As with Jabin at the Brook Kishon,

10 w ho perished at Endor; they became as dung for the earth.

Who perished at En Dor, Who became as refuse on the earth.

11 M ake them and their captains like Oreb and like Zeeb; all their princes as Zebah and as Zalmunna:

Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb, Yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

12 W ho have said, Let us inherit for ourselves the habitations of God.

Who said, “Let us take for ourselves The pastures of God for a possession.”

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

O my God, make them like the whirling dust, Like the chaff before the wind!

14 A s the fire burns a wood and as the flame sets the mountains on fire

As the fire burns the woods, And as the flame sets the mountains on fire,

15 s o persecute them with thy tempest and make them afraid with thy whirlwind.

So pursue them with Your tempest, And frighten them with Your storm.

16 F ill their faces with shame that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

Fill their faces with shame, That they may seek Your name, O Lord.

17 L et them be confounded and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and perish

Let them be confounded and dismayed forever; Yes, let them be put to shame and perish,

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

That they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord, Are the Most High over all the earth.