1 O God, do not keep quiet. Do not be quiet, O God, and do not hold Your peace.

Keep not silence, O God; hold not Your peace or be still, O God.

2 F or, look, those who hate You are making much noise. Those who fight against You have honored themselves.

For, behold, Your enemies are in tumult, and those who hate You have raised their heads.

3 T hey make bad plans against Your people. They plan against those You care for.

They lay crafty schemes against Your people and consult together against Your hidden and precious ones.

4 T hey say, “Come, let us destroy them as a nation. Let the name of Israel be remembered no longer.”

They have said, Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be in remembrance no more.

5 F or they plan together with one mind. They make an agreement against You:

For they have consulted together with one accord and one heart; against You they make a covenant—

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

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

7 G ebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with those who live in Tyre;

Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.

8 A ssyria has joined them also. They help the children of Lot.

Assyria also has joined with them; they have helped the children of Lot and have been an arm to them. Selah!

9 D o to them as You did to Midian, and to Sisera and Jabin at the river of Kishon.

Do to them as the Midianites, as to Sisera and Jabin at the brook of Kishon,

10 T hey were destroyed at Endor. They were spread over the field.

Who perished at Endor, who became like manure for the earth.

11 M ake their respected men like Oreb and Zeeb. Make their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

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

12 w ho said, “Let us take for ourselves the fields of God.”

Who say, Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God.

13 O my God, make them like dust turning in the wind, like parts of the grass that have no worth and are blown away.

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

14 A s the fire that burns up the trees and spreads over the mountains,

As fire consumes the forest, and as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,

15 s o go behind them with Your storm. Make them afraid with Your storm.

So pursue and afflict them with Your tempest and terrify them with Your tornado or hurricane.

16 F ill their faces with shame, so they will look to Your name, O Lord.

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek, inquire for, and insistently require Your name, O Lord.

17 L et them be ashamed and afraid forever. Let them be put to shame and lost.

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

18 T hen they may know that You alone, Whose name is the Lord, are 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.