O God, Be Not Silent 1 WBS A song, or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: 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 WBS For lo, thy 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 WBS They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. BSB BSB: With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
4 WBS 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 WBS For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee, BSB BSB: For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
6 WBS The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; BSB BSB: the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
7 WBS Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; BSB BSB: of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
8 WBS Assur also is joined with them: they have helped the children of Lot. Selah. BSB BSB: Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
9 WBS Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: BSB BSB: Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
10 WBS Who 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 WBS Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: BSB BSB: Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 WBS Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. BSB BSB: who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
13 WBS O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. BSB BSB: Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
14 WBS As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; BSB BSB: As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 WBS So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. BSB BSB: so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
16 WBS Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. BSB BSB: Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
17 WBS Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yes, let them be put to shame, and perish: BSB BSB: May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
18 WBS That men may know that thou, whose name alone 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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