1 G od, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, 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, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.

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

3 T hey conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.

Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.

4 “ Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

They have said, `Come, And we cut them off from a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'

5 F or they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.

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

6 T he tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;

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

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

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

8 A ssyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. Selah.

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

9 D o to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;

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

10 w ho perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.

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

11 M ake their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;

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

12 w ho said, “Let us take possession of God’s pasture lands.”

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

13 M y God, make them like tumbleweed; like chaff before the wind.

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

14 A s the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,

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

15 s o pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.

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

16 F ill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh.

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

17 L et them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;

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

18 t hat they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.

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