English Standard Version | English Standard Version |
1O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God! | 1O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God! |
2For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads. | 2For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads. |
3They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones. | 3They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones. |
4They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” | 4They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” |
5For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant— | 5For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant— |
6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, | 6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, |
7Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; | 7Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; |
8Asshur also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah | 8Asshur also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah |
9Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon, | 9Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon, |
10who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the ground. | 10who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the ground. |
11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, | 11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, |
12who said, “Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God.” | 12who said, “Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God.” |
13O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind. | 13O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind. |
14As fire consumes the forest, as the flame sets the mountains ablaze, | 14As fire consumes the forest, as the flame sets the mountains ablaze, |
15so may you pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane! | 15so may you pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane! |
16Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O LORD. | 16Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O LORD. |
17Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, | 17Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, |
18that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth. | 18that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth. |
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