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

Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not 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 make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head.

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

They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered 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 cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

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

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

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

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

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

Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia 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. Selah

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

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

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

Who perished at En Dor, Who became as refuse on 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 like Zeeb, Yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

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

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

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 the whirling dust, Like the chaff before the wind!

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

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

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

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

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 Your name, O Lord.

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

Let them be confounded 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.