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

A Song, -- A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

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

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

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

Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden 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 we cut them off from a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'

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

For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,

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

Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

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

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

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

Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. Selah.

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

Do to them as Midian, As Sisera, as Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

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

They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!

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

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

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

Who have said, `Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'

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

O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.

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

As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

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

So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.

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

Fill their faces shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.

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

They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

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

And they know that Thou -- (Thy name Jehovah -- by Thyself,) the Most High over all the earth!