1A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not thou silence: Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.They take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones.4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”“Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.5For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:For they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do they make a covenant:6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;7of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:8Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. SelahAssyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. Selah.Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.Assyria also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. [Selah9Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;10who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.Which perished at En–dor: they became as dung for the earth.Who perished at Endor, Who became as dung for the earth.11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;12who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.13Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.14As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,15so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.16Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh.Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.17May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish;18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art 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.
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