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

O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God:

2 F or, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.

3 A gainst Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.

They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden ones:

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

They say, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, and let the name of Israel be mentioned no more.

5 F or they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,

For they have consulted together with one heart: they have made an alliance together against thee.

6 T ents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagarites;

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

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

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

Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah.

9 D o to them as Midian, As Sisera, as Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

Do unto them as to Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon:

10 T hey were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!

Who were destroyed at Endor; they became as dung for the ground.

11 M ake their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb; and all their chiefs as Zebah and as Zalmunna.

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

For they have said, Let us take to ourselves God's dwelling-places in possession.

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

O my God, make them like a whirling thing, like stubble before the wind.

14 A s a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

As fire burneth a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire,

15 S o dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.

So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy whirlwind.

16 F ill their faces shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.

17 T hey are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

Let them be put to shame and be dismayed for ever, and let them be confounded and perish:

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

That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth.