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O God, Do Not Keep Silence
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, do not keep silence;
do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, do not keep silence;
do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
See how your enemies growl,
how your foes rear their heads.
how your foes rear their heads.
For behold, your enemies make an uproar;
those who hate you have raised their heads.
those who hate you have raised their heads.
With cunning they conspire against your people;
they plot against those you cherish.
they plot against those you cherish.
They lay crafty plans against your people;
they consult together against your treasured ones.
they consult together against your treasured ones.
“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation,
so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”
so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”
They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation;
let the name of Israel be remembered no more!”
let the name of Israel be remembered no more!”
With one mind they plot together;
they form an alliance against you —
they form an alliance against you —
For they conspire with one accord;
against you they make a covenant —
against you they make a covenant —
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
of Moab and the Hagrites,
of Moab and the Hagrites,
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
Moab and the Hagrites,
Moab and the Hagrites,
Byblos, Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Asshur also has joined them;
they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah
they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah
Do to them as you did to Midian,
as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
Do to them as you did to Midian,
as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
who perished at Endor
and became like dung on the ground.
and became like dung on the ground.
who were destroyed at En-dor,
who became dung for the ground.
who became dung for the ground.
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
who said, “Let us take possession
of the pasturelands of God.”
of the pasturelands of God.”
who said, “Let us take possession for ourselves
of the pastures of God.”
of the pastures of God.”
Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
like chaff before the wind.
like chaff before the wind.
As fire consumes the forest
or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
As fire consumes the forest,
as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
so pursue them with your tempest
and terrify them with your storm.
and terrify them with your storm.
so may you pursue them with your tempest
and terrify them with your hurricane!
and terrify them with your hurricane!
Cover their faces with shame, Lord,
so that they will seek your name.
so that they will seek your name.
Fill their faces with shame,
that they may seek your name, O Lord.
that they may seek your name, O Lord.
May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;
may they perish in disgrace.
may they perish in disgrace.
Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever;
let them perish in disgrace,
let them perish in disgrace,