O God, Be Not Silent 1 DRA A canticle of a psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God. BSB BSB: A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
2 DRA For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. BSB BSB: See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
3 DRA They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints. BSB BSB: With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
4 DRA They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more. BSB BSB: saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
5 DRA For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee, BSB BSB: For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
6 DRA The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens, BSB BSB: the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
7 DRA Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre. BSB BSB: of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
8 DRA Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot. BSB BSB: Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
9 DRA Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson. BSB BSB: Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
10 DRA Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth. BSB BSB: who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
11 DRA Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes, BSB BSB: Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 DRA Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance. BSB BSB: who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
13 DRA O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind. BSB BSB: Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
14 DRA As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains: BSB BSB: As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 DRA So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath. BSB BSB: so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
16 DRA Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord. BSB BSB: Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
17 DRA Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish. BSB BSB: May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
18 DRA And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth. BSB BSB: May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
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