O God, Be Not Silent 1 RV A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not thou silence: hold not thy peace, and be not 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 RV For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: 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 RV They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together against thy hidden ones. BSB BSB: With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
4 RV 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. BSB BSB: saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
5 RV For they have consulted together with one consent; against thee do they make a covenant: BSB BSB: For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
6 RV The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes; BSB BSB: the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
7 RV Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre: BSB BSB: of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
8 RV Assyria also is joined with them; they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah BSB BSB: Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
9 RV Do thou unto them as unto Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon: BSB BSB: Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
10 RV Which perished at En-dor; they became as dung for the earth. BSB BSB: who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
11 RV Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna: BSB BSB: Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 RV Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God. BSB BSB: who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
13 RV O my God, make them like the whirling dust; as stubble before the wind. BSB BSB: Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
14 RV As the fire that burneth the forest, and as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire; BSB BSB: As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 RV So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy storm. BSB BSB: so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
16 RV Fill their faces with confusion; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. BSB BSB: Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
17 RV Let them be ashamed and dismayed for ever; yea, let them be confounded and perish: BSB BSB: May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
18 RV That they may know that thou alone, whose name is JEHOVAH, 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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