1
Keep not thou
silence, O
God: hold not thy
peace, and be not
still, O
God.
.$'l -yim\D -l;a ~yih{l/a @'s'a.l rw{m.zim ryiv ? lea j{q.viT -l;a.w v;r/x,T -l;a
2
For, lo, thine
enemies make a
tumult: and they that
hate thee have lifted
up the
head.
.Wa.f'n '$y,a.n;f.m.W !.Wy'm/h,y '$y,b.yw{a heNih -yiK ? va{r
3
They have taken
crafty counsel against thy
people, and
consulted against thy hidden
ones.
'$y,n.Wp.c -l;[ .Wc]['y.tIy.w dw{s .Wmyir][;y '$.M;[ -l;[
4
They have
said,
Come, and let us cut them
off from being a
nation; that the
name of
Israel may be no more in
remembrance.
rek'ZIy -a{l.w yw{Gim ~edyix.k;n.w .Wk.l .Wr.m'a ? dw{[ lea'r.fIy -mev
5
For they have
consulted together with one
consent: they
are confederate against thee:
.Wt{r.kIy tyir.B '$y,l'[ w'D.x;y bel .Wc][w{n yiK
6
The
tabernacles of
Edom, and the
Ishmaelites; of
Moab, and the
Hagarenes;
~yir.g;h.w b'aw{m ~yilae[.m.vIy.w ~w{d/a yel\h'a
7
Gebal, and
Ammon, and
Amalek; the
Philistines with the
inhabitants of
Tyre;
rw{c yeb.v{y -mi[ t,v,l.P qel'm][;w !w{M;[.w l'b.G
8
Assur also is
joined with them: they have
holpen the
children of
Lot. Selah.
jw{l -yen.bil ;[w{r.z .Wy'h ~'Mi[ h'w.lin r.WV;a -m;G ? h'l,s
9
Do unto them as unto the
Midianites; as to
Sisera, as to
Jabin, at the
brook of
Kison:
l;x;n.B !yib'y.k a'r.syis.K !'y.dim.K ~,h'l -hef][ ? !w{vyiq
10
Which
perished at
Endor: they became as
dung for the
earth.
h'm'd]a'l !,m{D .Wy'h ra{D -nye[.b .Wd.m.vin
11
Make their
nobles like
Oreb, and like
Zeeb: yea, all their
princes as
Zebah, and as
Zalmunna:
['NUm.l;c.k.W x;b,z.k.W bea.zik.w ber{[.K w{mebyid.n w{metyiv ? w{mekyis.n -l'K
12
Who
said, Let us take to ourselves the
houses of
God in
possession.
~yih{l/a tw{a.n tea .Wn'L h'v]ryin .Wr.m'a r,v]a
13
O my
God, make them like a
wheel; as the
stubble before the
wind.
;x.Wr -yen.pil v;q.K l;G.l;G;k w{metyiv y;h{l/a
14
As the
fire burneth a
wood, and as the
flame setteth the
mountains on
fire;
~yir'h jeh;l.T h'b'h,l.k.W r;['y -r;[.biT vea.K
15
So
persecute them with thy
tempest, and make them
afraid with thy
storm.
~el]h;b.t '$.t'p.Ws.b.W '$,r][;s.B ~ep.D.riT !eK
16
Fill their
faces with
shame; that they may
seek thy
name, O
LORD.
h'wh.y '$.miv .Wv.q;byiw !w{l'q ~,hyen.p aeL;m
17
Let them be
confounded and
troubled for
ever; yea, let them be put to
shame, and
perish:
.Wdeba{y.w .Wr.P.x;y.w d;[ -yed][ .Wl]h'BIy.w .Wv{bey
18
That men may
know that thou, whose
name alone is
JEHOVAH, art the most
high over all the
earth.
!w{y.l,[ '$,D;b.l h'wh.y '$.miv h'T;a -yiK .W[.dey.w ? #,r'a'h -l'K -l;[