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Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
See how your enemies growl,
how your foes rear their heads.
how your foes rear their heads.
With cunning they conspire against your people;
they plot against those you cherish.
they plot against those you cherish.
They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,
And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
And consulted together against Your sheltered 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 have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
With one mind they plot together;
they form an alliance against you —
they form an alliance against you —
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, Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Assyria also has joined with them;
They have helped the children of Lot. Selah
They have helped 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,
Deal with them as with Midian,
As with Sisera,
As with Jabin at the Brook Kishon,
As with Sisera,
As with Jabin at the Brook Kishon,
who perished at Endor
and became like dung on the ground.
and became like dung on the ground.
Who perished at En Dor,
Who became as refuse on the earth.
Who became as refuse on the earth.
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 like Zeeb,
Yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Yes, 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 for ourselves
The pastures of God for a possession.”
The pastures of God for a possession.”
Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
like chaff before the wind.
like chaff before the wind.
O my God, make them like the whirling dust,
Like the chaff before the wind!
Like the chaff before the wind!
As fire consumes the forest
or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
As the fire burns the woods,
And as the flame sets the mountains on fire,
And as the flame sets the mountains on fire,
so pursue them with your tempest
and terrify them with your storm.
and terrify them with your storm.
So pursue them with Your tempest,
And frighten them with Your storm.
And frighten them with Your storm.
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.