| International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1God, do not rest! Don't be silent! Don't stay inactive, God! | 1God, do not rest! Don't be silent! Don't stay inactive, God! |
| 2See! Your enemies rage; those who hate you issue threats. | 2See! Your enemies rage; those who hate you issue threats. |
| 3They plot against your people and conspire against your cherished ones. | 3They plot against your people and conspire against your cherished ones. |
| 4They say, "Let us go and erase them as a nation so the name of Israel will not be remembered anymore." | 4They say, "Let us go and erase them as a nation so the name of Israel will not be remembered anymore." |
| 5Indeed, they shrewdly planned together, forming an alliance against you— | 5Indeed, they shrewdly planned together, forming an alliance against you— |
| 6the tents of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, the Hagrites, | 6the tents of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, the Hagrites, |
| 7Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre. | 7Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre. |
| 8Even Assyria joined them to strengthen the descendants of Lot. Interlude | 8Even Assyria joined them to strengthen the descendants of Lot. Interlude |
| 9Deal with them as you did to Midian, Sisera, and Jabin at the Kishon Brook. | 9Deal with them as you did to Midian, Sisera, and Jabin at the Kishon Brook. |
| 10They were destroyed at En-dor and became as dung on the ground. | 10They were destroyed at En-dor and became as dung on the ground. |
| 11Punish their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, | 11Punish their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, |
| 12who said, "Let us possess the pastures of God." | 12who said, "Let us possess the pastures of God." |
| 13God, set them up like dried thistles, like straw before the wind. | 13God, set them up like dried thistles, like straw before the wind. |
| 14Like a fire burning a forest, and a flame setting mountains ablaze. | 14Like a fire burning a forest, and a flame setting mountains ablaze. |
| 15Pursue them with your storm and terrify them with your whirlwind. | 15Pursue them with your storm and terrify them with your whirlwind. |
| 16Fill their faces with shame until they seek your name, God. | 16Fill their faces with shame until they seek your name, God. |
| 17Let them be humiliated and terrified permanently until they die in shame. | 17Let them be humiliated and terrified permanently until they die in shame. |
| 18Then they will know that you alone— whose name is LORD— are the Most High over all the earth. | 18Then they will know that you alone— whose name is LORD— are the Most High over all the earth. |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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