4
You let their wives be carried off, their daughters taken captive, and their possessions plundered by the Israelites, your chosen people, who were eager to do your will. Dinah's brothers were furious because of this disgrace to their family, so they called on you for help. "O my God, listen to my prayer, the prayer of a widow.
5
Your hand guided all that happened then, and all that happened before and after. You have planned it all - what is happening now, and what is yet to be. Your plans have always been carried out.
6
Whatever you want to be done is as good as done. You know in advance all that you will do and what decisions you will make.
7
Now the Assyrians are stronger than ever; they take pride in their cavalry and their infantry. They rely on their weapons, but they do not know that you, O Lord, are a warrior who ends war. The Lord is your name.
8
In your anger, use your power to shatter their mighty army. They plan to defile your Temple, where you are worshiped, and to hack off the corners of your altar with their swords.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.